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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Battle of Nikopol (1877) opponent Ottoman Empire
autonomous province of Eastern Rumelia country Ottoman Empire
subject surface form: Eastern Rumelia
Haydar Pasha countryOfCitizenship Ottoman Empire
Hüseyin Ağa countryOfCitizenship Ottoman Empire
Battle of Lovcha (1877) belligerent Ottoman Empire
Battle of Telish belligerent Ottoman Empire
Battle of Telish opponent Ottoman Empire
Kılıç Ali Pasha country Ottoman Empire
Mehmed Çelebi country Ottoman Empire
Battle of Aladja (1877) belligerent Ottoman Empire
Battle of Aladja (1877) opponent Ottoman Empire
Danilo II Petrović-Njegoš opponent Ottoman Empire
Crnojević noble family opponent Ottoman Empire
Battle of Shipka Pass opponent Ottoman Empire
Siege of Nicosia (1570) belligerent Ottoman Empire
Siege of Nicosia (1570) opponent Ottoman Empire
Holy League against the Turks opponent Ottoman Empire
Battle of Gorni Dubnik belligerent Ottoman Empire
Harem of Topkapi Palace country Ottoman Empire
Sanjak of Novi Pazar country Ottoman Empire
Siege of Famagusta opponent Ottoman Empire
Imperial University country Ottoman Empire
Osman III country Ottoman Empire
Mustafa Çelebi country Ottoman Empire
Shmuel Salant countryOfCitizenship Ottoman Empire
Müezzinzade Ali Pasha country Ottoman Empire
İsa Çelebi countryOfCitizenship Ottoman Empire
Hamet Karamanli countryOfCitizenship Ottoman Empire
Yahya Efendi country Ottoman Empire
Cretan Revolt of 1866–1869 opponent Ottoman Empire
Siege of Coron country Ottoman Empire
Siege of Coron opponent Ottoman Empire
Siege of Coron belligerent Ottoman Empire
Siege of Modon belligerent Ottoman Empire
Siege of Navarino belligerent Ottoman Empire
Battle of Lepanto (1688) belligerent Ottoman Empire
Köprülü political faction country Ottoman Empire
Serdar-ı Ekrem (commander-in-chief) country Ottoman Empire
subject surface form: Serdar-ı Ekrem
Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud opponent Ottoman Empire