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The Ottoman Empire was a Turkish principality which formed in 1299. It fought multiple wars against the Byzantine Empire which ( as well as a civil war Serbia intervened in, annexing most of the empire ) lead to the defeat of the Byzantine Empire with the end of the siege of Constantinople on May 29, 1453. However in this period they also conquered much of the Balkans. The Serbian Empire had dissolved into different kingdoms lead by Serbian noblemen. In 1371, King Vukašin Mranjevič met the Ottoman Empire in battle. Both sides were relatively evenly matched, the Ottomans wanted to conquer all of Macedonia which was under his control. King Vukašin wanted to conquer Thrace. The battle of the Maritsa River was a raid lead by Ottoman general & mastermind Lala Şahin Pasha. He lead 80 men to the camp where 70 000 Serbian soldiers lay sleeping, & killed them , the majority drowning trying to flee across the Maritsa River. King Vukašin was killed in the first minutes leaving inexperience Despot Jovan Uglješa in command. After winning the Battle of Kosovo, the Battle of Kosovo II & the crusade of Varna, the Ottomans had the majority of the Balkans under their control . Anatolia was also under the control after war against the Aramid Empire & the Emirate of Trebzon. They fought major wars against the Mamluks who they annexed fully, the Safavids who they annexed all but Iran from, but lost the ottoman Hapsburg war after Poland defeated the Ottomans who had encircled Vienna. The Austrians latter conquered Hungary from the Ottomans as well as Bosnia . After a series of wars with Russia they had lost much land until the Crimean war . Various revolts lead to the independence of Serbia , Bulgaria , Montenegro & Greece . After Albania declared its independence & Macedonia revolted in 1912, the Balkan league - Bulgaria , Montenegro , Serbia - attacked the Ottomans to liberate Macedonia. Greece also attacked, but committed a genocide against 600 000 Macedonians. After Serbia refused to hand over land they had agreed to give to Bulgaria before the war, they went to war. Greece joined the war , killing a further 700 000 Macedonian civilians. After WW1, the Ottoman Empire was stripped of all of its Arab colonies & became a British puppet. Greece attempted to conquer Turkey, & commit genocide like they did against he Macedonians, but Ataturk rose an army & defeated the Greeks .
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This present day was home to the ottoman empire?
The current REPUBLIC OF TURKEY was where the Ottoman Empire was based.
What area of land was left to the Ottoman Empire?
Present day Turkey
The Ottoman Empire included some of the countries you now know as?
The Ottoman Empire was founded by Oghuz Turks under Osman Bey in 1299. Some of the present day countries that are located in the same area as the Ottoman Empire are: Egypt, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Yemen.
Why was the Ottoman Empire present at the 1885 Berlin conference?
The Ottoman Empire was considered a "Civilized Nation" that should be involved in the possible parceling of Africa. Owing to Ottoman weakness, there were no Ottoman colonies in Africa.
What led the downfall of the ottoman empire?
They sided with the Germans in World War I and after the War the Empire was left in shambles and in 1923 the Empire fell. Specifically, Great Britain and France wanted to divide the Ottoman Empire (Present day areas of Middle East). Turkey was invaded by Greece who took all of Anatolian Peninsula, soon Turkey drove out Greeks to the Turkish Republic.
This present day was home to the ottoman empire?
The current REPUBLIC OF TURKEY was where the Ottoman Empire was based.
What empire had its capital at present day Istanbul from 1453-1922?
The Ottoman Empire
What empire had its capital at present-day Istanbul from 1453-1922?
The Ottoman Empire
What region did the Ottoman Empire start?
In Present Day Turkey
What area of land was left to the Ottoman Empire?
Present day Turkey
Which city was conquered by the Ottoman Empire and made their capital?
Constantinople or present day Istanbul.
Suleiman The Magnificent ruled the golden age 1520-1566 of what empire in present-day Turkey?
Ottoman Empire.
The Ottoman Empire included some of the countries you now know as?
The Ottoman Empire was founded by Oghuz Turks under Osman Bey in 1299. Some of the present day countries that are located in the same area as the Ottoman Empire are: Egypt, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Yemen.
Who controlled the Middle East 1400-1917?
The Ottoman Empire whose capital was Constantinople, the present day Istanbul in Turkey
Which Portuguese colony was captured in 1559?
Diu, a Portuguese colony in present-day India, was captured by the Ottoman Empire in 1559.
Why was the Ottoman Empire present at the 1885 Berlin conference?
The Ottoman Empire was considered a "Civilized Nation" that should be involved in the possible parceling of Africa. Owing to Ottoman weakness, there were no Ottoman colonies in Africa.
What countries where in the central powers during World War 1?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire (present day Turkey)
