Six centuries, 1299–1922
History
The full arc of the empire — from a frontier beylik in Anatolia to a world power straddling three continents, and its long unravelling.
The History of the Ottoman Empire: A Complete OverviewOverview
A complete overview of Ottoman history from its founding c. 1299 to its dissolution in 1922, covering origins, rise, golden age, decline, reform, and lasting legacy.
Decline and Reform in the Ottoman Empire: 1600 to 1800
The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries of Ottoman history, from the Sultanate of Women through the Treaty of Karlowitz to the eve of the modernizing reforms.
The End of the Ottoman Empire: 1800 to 1922
The final century of the Ottoman Empire, from the Tanzimat reforms through the Young Turk Revolution, the First World War, and the abolition of the sultanate in 1922.
The Ottoman Golden Age: 1453 to 1600
The Ottoman golden age from the conquest of Constantinople to the death of Suleiman the Magnificent, covering Mehmed II, Selim I, and the high culture of the classical empire.
The Rise of the Ottoman Empire
The origins and early expansion of the Ottoman state from a small frontier principality under Osman I to the conquest of Constantinople in 1453.
Osman I: Founder of the Ottoman Dynasty
Osman I, founder of the Ottoman dynasty, ruled a small Turkic principality on the Byzantine frontier in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries.
The Battle of Mohács (1526)
The 1526 Battle of Mohács in which the Ottoman army of Suleiman the Magnificent destroyed the Hungarian kingdom and opened central Europe to Ottoman expansion.
The Fall of Constantinople (1453)
The 1453 siege and conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II, ending the Byzantine Empire and establishing the Ottomans as a world power.
The Treaty of Karlowitz (1699)
The Treaty of Karlowitz of 1699, by which the Ottoman Empire ceded Hungary, Transylvania, the Morea, and Podolia, ending the Great Turkish War.
The Young Turk Revolution of 1908
The 1908 Young Turk Revolution that forced Sultan Abdulhamid II to restore the Ottoman constitution, opening the final phase of Ottoman history.