Ottoman Empire
Turkey's six-century juggernaut
Ottoman Empire1,299 CE – 1,922 CE
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The Frontier Beylik
~1280–1362
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Conquering the Balkans
1352–1396
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The Tamerlane Catastrophe
1396–1451
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The Conquest of Constantinople
1451–1481
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Selim, Süleyman, the Lawgiver
1481–1566
06
The Janissaries, the Devshirme, the Millet
Thematic — 1380–1700
07
The Sultanate of Women and the Cage
1566–1683
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The Long Defeat
1571–1730
09
Reform and Backlash
1730–1839
10
The Sick Man of Europe
1839–1908
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The Great War and Aftermath
1908–1922
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The Republic and What Endured
1922 onward