Ottoman Empire

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The Ottoman Empire was a vast, multiethnic Islamic empire that dominated much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa from the late 13th century until its dissolution after World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic state
empire
former country
sultanate
administrativeSystem millet system
alliance Central Powers
alsoKnownAs Ottoman Empire
surface form: Devlet-i ʿAlīyye-i ʿOsmānīyye

Ottoman Empire
surface form: Osmanlı İmparatorluğu

Ottoman Empire
surface form: Ottoman State
capital Bursa
Istanbul
surface form: Constantinople

Edirne
Istanbul
captured Istanbul
surface form: Constantinople
capturedEvent Fall of Constantinople 1453 AD
surface form: Fall of Constantinople
capturedYear 1453
claimedTitle Caliph of all Muslims
coatOfArms Ottoman coat of arms
continent Africa
Asia
Europe
currency Ottoman lira
akçe
kurus
dissolved 1 November 1922
dominantIn North Africa
Balkans
surface form: Southeast Europe

Middle East
surface form: Western Asia
endTime 1922
ethnicComposition multiethnic
firstRuler Osman I
flag red flag with white crescent and star
foundedBy Osman I
governmentForm absolute monarchy
theocratic monarchy
headOfStateTitle Caliph
Sultan
historicalRegion Asia Minor
surface form: Anatolia

Balkans
Eastern Mediterranean
surface form: Levant

North Africa
surface form: Maghreb

Mesopotamia
importantCity Baghdad
Belgrade
Cairo
Damascus
Salonika
Sarajevo
Smyrna
importantPort Alexandria
Algiers
Tripoli
Tunis
lastSultan Mehmed VI
legalSystem Kanun
Sharia
legislature Ottoman Parliament
majorWar Balkan Wars
Battle of Lepanto
Crimean War
Fall of Constantinople
Great Turkish War
Long Turkish War
Russo-Turkish Wars
World War I
memberOf Dar al-Islam
militaryUnit Janissaries
namedAfter Osman I
navalPower Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
notableReform Tanzimat
Young Turk Revolution
notableRuler Bayezid I
Mehmed II
Murad I
Orhan
Selim I
Suleiman the Magnificent
officialLanguage Ottoman Turkish
partOf Islamic world
peakTerritorialExtent 16th century
precededBy Byzantine Empire
surface form: Byzantine Empire (in Anatolia and Balkans)

Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
religion Sunni Islam
religiousComposition multireligious
rulingDynasty Ottoman dynasty
startTime 1299
late 13th century
successor Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kingdom of Jordan
surface form: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Bulgaria
surface form: Kingdom of Bulgaria

Kingdom of Greece
Iraq
surface form: Kingdom of Iraq

Romania
surface form: Kingdom of Romania

Saudi Arabia
surface form: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Serbia
surface form: Kingdom of Serbia

Lebanon
Libya
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Albania
surface form: Republic of Albania

Cyprus
surface form: Republic of Cyprus

Egypt
surface form: Republic of Egypt

Turkey
surface form: Republic of Turkey

Israel
surface form: State of Israel

Syria
surface form: Syrian Arab Republic

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Crimea historicallyContestedBy Ottoman Empire
Crimea wasVassalOf Ottoman Empire
Crimea CrimeanWarBelligerent Ottoman Empire
Mediterranean Sea wasCentralTo Ottoman Empire
Turkey precededBy Ottoman Empire
Tiberias partOf Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman Empire (historically)
Tunisia formerColonyOf Ottoman Empire
Caucasus historicallyContestedBy Ottoman Empire
World War I mainCentralPower Ottoman Empire
Age of Sail notablePower Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire alsoKnownAs Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman State
Ottoman Empire alsoKnownAs Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Devlet-i ʿAlīyye-i ʿOsmānīyye
Ottoman Empire alsoKnownAs Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Osmanlı İmparatorluğu
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign opposedBy Ottoman Empire
Sephardi Jews dispersedTo Ottoman Empire
Catholic Monarchy hasForeignRival Ottoman Empire
Balkans historicallyRuledBy Ottoman Empire
Napoleonic Wars mainBelligerent Ottoman Empire
Crimean War conflictBelligerent Ottoman Empire
Istanbul isCapitalOf Ottoman Empire
David Ben-Gurion was the primary national founder of the State of Israel citizenship Ottoman Empire
subject surface form: David Ben-Gurion
Russian Empire borderedBy Ottoman Empire
Crimean Khanate vassalOf Ottoman Empire
Crimean Khanate partOf Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman imperial system
Crimean Khanate alliedWith Ottoman Empire
Palestinian hasHistoricalRegion Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman Syria
Armenians genocidePerpetratorState Ottoman Empire
Nubians historicalInteraction Ottoman Empire
Caucasus Viceroyalty borderedBy Ottoman Empire
Crimean Tatars vassalOf Ottoman Empire
Thuluth script prominentDynastyUsage Ottoman Empire
Xoraxane Roma historicalContext Ottoman Empire
David Ben-Gurion countryOfCitizenship Ottoman Empire
Shulchan Aruch countryAtTimeOfWriting Ottoman Empire
Attica wasPartOf Ottoman Empire
Mother Teresa birthPlace Ottoman Empire
Mother Teresa countryOfCitizenship Ottoman Empire
Diwani script developedIn Ottoman Empire
Asia Minor wasConqueredBy Ottoman Empire
Battle of the Nile countryAtLocation Ottoman Empire
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk placeOfBirth Ottoman Empire
Gunpowder Empires refersTo Ottoman Empire
Gunpowder Empires includesEmpire Ottoman Empire