1. Like most of the Empires which are recorded in history, the source from where the Ottoman Empire evolved is also not known to the scholars. In spite of spending years researching about their origin, scholars are unable to state the origin of one of the most powerful Empires of the world. Apart from this there are quite a few facts about the Ottoman Empire which are generally not heard of.
2. Ancient nomadic tribes along the western side of Eurasian prairies were the sowed the first seeds of the Ottoman Empire.
3. The Ottoman Empire was an imperial power that existed from 1299 to 1923 and is considered to be one of the largest empires to rule the borders of the Mediterranean Sea which lasted for as many as 634 years.
4. In the late 1200s A.D. a group of Turks who called themselves the 'Ottoman Turks' after Osman, one of their first rulers, began to build an empire in Eastern Europe.
5. In the year 1243, the Mongols were the first tribes to have invaded Asia Minor and destroyed the Seljuks which gave the Ottoman Empire ample scope to grow.
6. 'Rum' was the ancient Seljuk Sultanate which was known as 'The Ceasers of Rome' in Arabic.
7. The early pagan Turks worshipped the 'Elements of Nature' out of which one was the Earth.
8. The early Turks were similar to the Mongolian tribe which was an ancient barbaric tribe.
9. The Ottoman Turks basically were followers of Islam. However, the people or the countries which they conquered practiced a wide variety of religious beliefs, like Christianity, Judaism, apart from the worship of a number of gods and spirits. Hence, in order to keep peace, the Ottoman Turks allowed their subjects to worship in whatever manner they choose though those who did not practice Islam, were required to pay the government an additional tax.
10. The eastern border of the Ottoman Empire consisted of another empire known as the Persian Empire. This region had been a part of the earlier Islamic Empire but got separated due to religious disagreements. The people of the Persian Empire were practicing Shiite Muslims, while the much of the rest of the Islam world were Sunni Muslims.
11. Around the 15th and the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire included a large area of land in Europe, Asia, and Africa. The center of the empire was none other than the country of Turkey.
12. By 1600 A.D. the Ottoman Empire had reached the peak of its glory and Istanbul was among the most prosperous and beautiful cities on Earth.

This site covers all areas Ottoman Empire History Facts. Besides the popular Ottoman topics like rise and fall, leaders, society, economy, Inventions, Religion, it also covers several other areas like comparison with other empires.

Armenians In The Ottoman Empire	Crimean War Ottoman Empire	British Ottoman Empire
End Of The Ottoman Empire	Decline Of Ottoman Empire Part2	Napoleon Ottoman Empire
Osman of Ottoman Empire	Ottoman and Byzantine Empires	Ottoman Empire 1300 Part 2
Rise And Fall Of Ottoman Empire	Rise of The Ottoman Empire	Rise of The Ottoman Empire Part2
Ottoman Empire in 1566	Ottoman Empire in 16th Century	Ottoman After WW I
Ottoman Empire Allies	Ottoman Empire And Palestine	Ottoman Empire Arabs
Ottoman Empire in 1500	Ottoman Empire Armenian Genocide	Ottoman Empire Based Movies
Reasons For The Collapse Of The Ottoman Empire	Ottoman Empire Economics	Ottoman Empire Countries
Slavery In Ottoman Empire	Partitioning Of The Ottoman Empire	Ottoman Empire The War Machine
Ottoman Empire In Africa Part 1	Ottoman Empire In Africa Part 2	Ottoman Empire In The Balkans Part 1
Ottoman Empire In The Balkans Part 2	Ottoman Empire WW I	Ottoman Empire Janissaries
Ottoman Empire Jews	Ottoman Empire Vs Roman Empire Comparison	Ottoman Empire Nineteenth Century Part 1
Ottoman Empire Nineteenth Century Part 2	Ottoman Empire Primary Sources for History Study	Ottoman Empire Nationalism
Ottoman Empire Social Life And Society	Ottoman Empire Suleyman	Ottoman Empire Summary Part 1
Ottoman Empire Summary Part 2	Ottoman Empire Tanzimat

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