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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Jubayl historicalRuler Ottoman Empire
Tenedos (Bozcaada) controlledBy Ottoman Empire
Gattilusio vassalOf Ottoman Empire
Gattilusio overthrownBy Ottoman Empire
Abd al-Karim Qasim placeOfBirth Ottoman Empire
Charles Texier placeOfActivity Ottoman Empire
Bezmialem Sultan countryOfCitizenship Ottoman Empire
Battle of Oltenitza country Ottoman Empire
Battle of Oltenitza opponent Ottoman Empire
Battle of Oltenitza belligerent Ottoman Empire
Khedivate of Egypt partOf Ottoman Empire
Khedivate of Egypt tributaryTo Ottoman Empire
Mandatory Palestine predecessor Ottoman Empire
Michel Aflaq countryOfBirth Ottoman Empire
Sati al-Husri citizenship Ottoman Empire
Yazidis persecutedBy Ottoman Empire
Syriacs persecutedInHistory Ottoman Empire
Golconda exportedTo Ottoman Empire
Wallachian Revolution of 1848 opponent Ottoman Empire
Venetian army conflict Ottoman Empire
Venetian army primaryEnemy Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman Turks
Ypsilantis family historicalRegion Ottoman Empire
Bahá'u'lláh regionOfActivity Ottoman Empire
ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá imprisonedBy Ottoman Empire
Kitáb-i-Aqdas placeWritten Ottoman Empire
The Dawn-Breakers settingLocation Ottoman Empire
Battle of Párkány belligerent Ottoman Empire
Battle of Párkány opponent Ottoman Empire
Myra partOfEmpire Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman Empire (region)
Zina Dizengoff countryOfResidence Ottoman Empire
Ottoman law appliedIn Ottoman Empire
Ochakiv usedBy Ottoman Empire
Ismail I opponent Ottoman Empire
Persianate world hasRegion Ottoman Empire
Persianate world developedUnder Ottoman Empire
Safi I territorialLossesTo Ottoman Empire
Abbas II conflictWith Ottoman Empire
Abbas II maintainedPeaceWith Ottoman Empire
Tériade countryOfBirth Ottoman Empire
Jazira wasPartOf Ottoman Empire
Umdat al-Qari circulationRegion Ottoman Empire
Iberian diaspora hasDestinationRegion Ottoman Empire
Iberian diaspora hasDestinationCountry Ottoman Empire
Edgar Chahine countryOfCitizenship Ottoman Empire
Ibrahim Tuqan birthPlace Ottoman Empire