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The Ottoman Turks overran Bulgaria in the 14th century.
Bosporus and the Dardanelles
Most European countries thought that the Ottoman Empire was in its death throes. As Russian, English, and French empires expanded in the 19th century, that expansion came at the expense of the Ottoman Empire which continued to contract.
Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
It depends on the century the question refers to. In the 16th Century, the Ottoman Empire was the most powerful empire west of China. In the 19th Century, the Ottoman Empire was one of the weakest empires in the world and called the "Sick Man of Europe".
It depends on the century the question refers to. In the 16th Century, the Ottoman Empire was the most powerful empire west of China. In the 19th Century, the Ottoman Empire was one of the weakest empires in the world and called the "Sick Man of Europe".
It depends on the century the question refers to. In the 16th Century, the Ottoman Empire was the most powerful empire west of China. In the 19th Century, the Ottoman Empire was one of the weakest empires in the world and called the "Sick Man of Europe".
The beginning of the fifteen century.
Serbia was never colonized in the traditional sense of European colonization, but it experienced periods of foreign domination. In the late 14th century, the Ottoman Empire began to conquer Serbian territories, leading to several centuries of Ottoman rule. Serbia gained autonomy in the early 19th century and eventually achieved full independence by the end of the Balkan Wars in 1912.
Ottoman conquests substantially weakened the Byzantine Empire.
Ottoman conquests substantially weakened the Byzantine Empire.