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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sanjakbey appliesTo Ottoman Empire
qadiasker (military judge) country Ottoman Empire
subject surface form: qadiasker
qadiasker (military judge) appliesToJurisdiction Ottoman Empire
subject surface form: qadiasker
defterdar (treasurer) country Ottoman Empire
subject surface form: defterdar
nişancı (chancellor) country Ottoman Empire
subject surface form: nişancı
Ottoman 35th Division country Ottoman Empire
Ottoman 35th Division allegiance Ottoman Empire
Yıldırım District hasHistoricalAffiliation Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman Empire (historical region)
Ottoman court partOf Ottoman Empire
Ottoman court country Ottoman Empire
Ottoman court centralInstitutionOf Ottoman Empire
Ottoman court governs Ottoman Empire
Ksar el-Kebir battleInvolvedCountry Ottoman Empire
Order of Saint John foughtAgainst Ottoman Empire
Turgut Reis country Ottoman Empire
Turgut Reis allegiance Ottoman Empire
Ottoman 38th Division country Ottoman Empire
Bosnian Kingdom successor Ottoman Empire
Bosnian Kingdom neighboringState Ottoman Empire
Selçuk Hatun country Ottoman Empire
Selçuk Hatun burialCountry Ottoman Empire
Selçuk Hatun heritage Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman
İskender Efendi countryOfCitizenship Ottoman Empire
Rustem Pasha countryOfCitizenship Ottoman Empire
Rustem Pasha sphereOfInfluence Ottoman Empire
Sha'ar Tzion builtBy Ottoman Empire
Peace of Amasya signatory Ottoman Empire
Peace of Amasya borderDefinedBetween Ottoman Empire
Peace of Amasya countryOfOrigin Ottoman Empire
Principality of Bulgaria suzerain Ottoman Empire
Principality of Bulgaria predecessor Ottoman Empire
Principality of Bulgaria borderedBy Ottoman Empire
Sinan Agha employer Ottoman Empire
Sinan Agha countryOfCitizenship Ottoman Empire
Admiral Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe notablePlaceOfActivity Ottoman Empire
subject surface form: Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe
Ottoman garrisons in Yemen country Ottoman Empire
Ottoman garrisons in Syria country Ottoman Empire
Allied occupation of Smyrna country Ottoman Empire
Tetovo historicalRegion Ottoman Empire