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The Ottoman Empire at its height controlled territories on three different continents. Africa: Most of North Africa was under Ottoman control including territories from all of the following Modern countries: Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and Sudan.(Morocco was intentionally not conquered but the Ottoman Empire exerted a strong cultural influence over the independent country). Europe: The Ottoman Empire controlled the entire Balkans region (Yugoslav States, Albania, and Greece) except for some of the Dalmatian Coast (part of Modern Croatia) and parts of Greece which were under Venetian Control. In addition they controlled the entirety of what is now Bulgaria, Hungary, and parts of Romania. In addition they established dependent protectorates in Wallachia (part of Modern Romania). Asia: The Ottoman Empire controlled the Levant (Modern Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan), Mesopotamia (Modern Iraq) the Western Arabian Coast (part of Modern Saudi Arabia which includes Mecca and Medina), and of course Anatolia and the Caucasus (modern day Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. Note: This list is not exhaustive as there are other modern countries which had some occupation by the Ottoman Empire, but those territories make up less than 10% of the modern countries' land areas.
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.
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During the reign of Shah Abbas I (1588-1629), the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire were two powerful Islamic states in the region. The Ottoman Empire extended across Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa, encompassing territories such as modern-day Turkey, the Balkans, and parts of the Arabian Peninsula. In contrast, the Safavid Empire was primarily located in Persia, covering present-day Iran and parts of the Caucasus and Central Asia. The borders between the two empires fluctuated due to ongoing conflicts, particularly in the areas of modern Iraq and eastern Anatolia.
The Ottoman Empire expanded by conquering territory from neighboring states. In some cases, such as the Byzantine Empire (and all of its Despotates), the Sultante of Rum, the Empire of Trebizond, the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt, and several Balkans States, were entirely consumeed by the Ottoman Empire. Others such as the Hungarian Empire and Romania were not entirely conquered but lost some lands.
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The Ottoman Empire was a Sunni Islamic Theocratic Empire. Its main opponents were Christian states, although it also opposed a number of Islamic States.
The modern countries that include territories of the ancient Maya empire are Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. These countries were once home to the various city-states that made up the Maya civilization.
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There's Balkan peninsula separating Italy and Turkey (former Ottoman Empire) but the sea is called the Mediterranean. When the Ottoman Empire controlled the Balkans, the Adriatic Sea separated the Italian states like Venice, Tuscany, the Papal States, and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies from the Ottoman Empire.
The Ottoman Empire at its height controlled territories on three different continents. Africa: Most of North Africa was under Ottoman control including territories from all of the following Modern countries: Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and Sudan.(Morocco was intentionally not conquered but the Ottoman Empire exerted a strong cultural influence over the independent country). Europe: The Ottoman Empire controlled the entire Balkans region (Yugoslav States, Albania, and Greece) except for some of the Dalmatian Coast (part of Modern Croatia) and parts of Greece which were under Venetian Control. In addition they controlled the entirety of what is now Bulgaria, Hungary, and parts of Romania. In addition they established dependent protectorates in Wallachia (part of Modern Romania). Asia: The Ottoman Empire controlled the Levant (Modern Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan), Mesopotamia (Modern Iraq) the Western Arabian Coast (part of Modern Saudi Arabia which includes Mecca and Medina), and of course Anatolia and the Caucasus (modern day Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. Note: This list is not exhaustive as there are other modern countries which had some occupation by the Ottoman Empire, but those territories make up less than 10% of the modern countries' land areas.
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.
Set up there own independent states
The Ottoman Empire was on the side of the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire). Japan was on the side of the Allies (France, England, Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, Belgium, Italy, Romania, the United States, Japan, Portugal, Brazil, and Greece).
The sleeping giant in the first half of the seventeenth century was the Ottoman Empire. This was also known as the Turkish Empire.