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Most of Serbia is conquered. Murad I lost his life in this war. [ 1][ 2] Bayezid I accession to the throne. 1396. September 25. Battle of Nicopolis. Bulgaria was conquered. 1399. The Bursa great mosque was built by the Bayezid I. The first to be built by the Ottoman Darü'ş-şifa (worship and education center) Bayezid 1.
Ottoman ally John VI Kantakouzenos defeats regents, and is recognized as senior emperor. 1352–57. Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357. Ottoman Empire (1345–1347) John VI Kantakouzenos. Serbia (1342–1343) Beylik of Aydin (1342/3–1345) Beylik of Saruhan.
History of Turkey. The Ottoman Empire was founded c. 1299 by Osman I as a small beylik in northwestern Asia Minor just south of the Byzantine capital Constantinople. In 1326, the Ottomans captured nearby Bursa, cutting off Asia Minor from Byzantine control.
The Ottoman Empire, [j] historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, [24] [25] was an imperial realm [k] centred in Anatolia that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.
Long War (15-year war with Austria, 1593–1606) ends with status quo. Michael the Brave campaign against the Ottoman Empire (1593–1601) War with Venice 1645–1669 and the conquest of Crete (see Cretan War (1645–1669)). Austro-Turkish War (1663–1664): failed Ottoman attempt to defeat and invade Austria.
List of the main battles in the history of the Ottoman Empire are shown below. The life span of the empire was more than six centuries, and the maximum territorial extent, at the zenith of its power in the second half of the 16th century, stretched from central Europe to the Persian Gulf and from the Caspian Sea to North Africa.
1397. Landings at Thessaly, Morea, Albania and Epirus. Conquest against Mongols ( Battle of Ankara ) 1397–1399. 1402. Second Ottoman siege of Constantinople. 1411. First conquest of Kurvingrad. Conquest of several islands in the Aegean Sea.
The Ottoman–Habsburg wars were fought from the 16th to the 18th centuries between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg monarchy, which was at times supported by the Kingdom of Hungary, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Habsburg Spain. The wars were dominated by land campaigns in Hungary, including Transylvania (today in Romania) and ...