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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Treaty of San Stefano signedIn Ottoman Empire
Medina of Tunis significantPeriod Ottoman Empire
Slavs spreadInfluenceTo Ottoman Empire
Duchy of Athens successor Ottoman Empire
Second Bulgarian Empire successor Ottoman Empire
Serbian Empire successor Ottoman Empire
Wallachia suzerainPower Ottoman Empire
Bey of Tunis suzerainty Ottoman Empire
Mughal dynasty tradePartner Ottoman Empire
Francisco de Miranda traveledTo Ottoman Empire
Brest-Litovsk treatySignedBetween Ottoman Empire
Palestinian Jews underOccupation Ottoman Empire
Lydda (modern Lod, Israel) underRuleOf Ottoman Empire
subject surface form: Lydda
Tarsus underRuleOf Ottoman Empire
Lazistan usedAsNameBy Ottoman Empire
Citadel of Damascus usedBy Ottoman Empire
Citadel of Qaitbay usedBy Ottoman Empire
Islamic crescent usedBy Ottoman Empire
Lake of Tunis usedBy Ottoman Empire
Mediterranean trade routes usedBy Ottoman Empire
Ottoman coat of arms usedBy Ottoman Empire
Via Egnatia usedBy Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Turkish usedIn Ottoman Empire
ota usedIn Ottoman Empire
subject surface form: Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman lira usedIn Ottoman Empire
Mirza usedInRegion Ottoman Empire
Crimean Khanate vassalOf Ottoman Empire
Crimean Tatars vassalOf Ottoman Empire
Giray vassalOf Ottoman Empire
Kingdom of Imereti vassalOf Ottoman Empire
Principality of Guria vassalOf Ottoman Empire
Topkapi Palace wasCapitalOf Ottoman Empire
Mediterranean Sea wasCentralTo Ottoman Empire
Asia Minor wasConqueredBy Ottoman Empire
Trabzon wasConqueredBy Ottoman Empire
Tripolitania wasControlledBy Ottoman Empire
Anatolia wasCoreRegionOf Ottoman Empire
Bursa wasFirstCapitalOf Ottoman Empire
İznik wasImportantCityIn Ottoman Empire
Acre wasImportantInPeriod Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman period
Arcadia wasPartOf Ottoman Empire
Argos wasPartOf Ottoman Empire
Attica wasPartOf Ottoman Empire
Drama wasPartOf Ottoman Empire
Gaza City wasPartOf Ottoman Empire
Levant region wasPartOf Ottoman Empire