The Ottoman Empire was established in 1299 by Osman I, son of one of the Ghazi principality leader, Ertugrul. The Empire has been named after its founder, Osman I. The Ottoman Empire rule lasted for around six centuries. The sultans of this Empire had conquered many territories and expanded the Ottoman Empire.

Year of Acquisition	Territories Occupied
1302	The Byzantine army was defeated near Nicaea. This victory helped the Ottomans in expanding the boundary of their territory close to that of Byzantine Empire.
1321	Mundanya, the port of Bursa was captured. Later Bursa was made the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
1331	Nicaea was invaded and added to the Ottoman territory.
1337	Nicomedia was conquered and was made a part of the Ottoman territory.
1365-1369	Byzantine army was defeated at the Battle of Adrianople. Adrianople was a stronghold of the Byzantine Empire
1387	City of Thessaloniki was captured from the Venetians.
1413-1421	Parts of Albania, Candaroglu and Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia were added to the Ottoman territory.
1430	Large areas in Balkan region were captured.
1444-1446	Anatolian states of Aydin, Germiyan, Menteshe and Teke were conquered
1453	Constantinople was captured and was made the Ottoman capital.
1458	Northern part of Greece was annexed.
1512-1520	Egypt, Syria, Palestine, holy cities of Meca and Medina were captured
1520-1566	Belgrade, Baghdad, Hungary, large area of Middle East, Algeria, East Morocco, Tripolitania, Tunisia and Nice were added to the Ottoman territory. Anatolian states of Aydin, Germiyan, Menteshe and Teke were conquered.

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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