Overview of Ottoman Empire

Overview of Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire expanded across three continents during the early modern period, establishing a powerful centralized administration. Driven by strategic military conquests, tax reforms, and extensive infrastructure development, it connected trade routes between East and West while cultivating a rich Islamic and Mediterranean culture.

People

Birth Death Origin Age (Death)
1432
1448
1470
1494
1524
1546
1566
1590
1612
1642
1664
1673

Timeline

Category
Element
Year Ottoman Empire
1
Marriage (Ahmed I, Kösem Sultan)
4
Marriage (Murad IV, Ayşe Sultan)
Marriage (Mehmed bin Ibrahim, Emetullah Rabia Gülnûş Sultan)
1432
Birth of Mehmed II (Period: March 30, 1432, Location: Edirne, Republic of Turkey)
1444
Crusade of Varna
First Accession of Mehmed II
1448
Birth of Bayezid II (Period: December 3, 1447, or 1448 (accounts vary), Location: Didymoteicho, Greece (formerly Dimetoka))
1449
Marriage (Mehmed II, Sitti Şah Mükrime Hatun)
1451
Construction of Rumelihisarı
Integration of the Anatolian Peninsula and Territorial Expansion
Patronage of Science and Arts
Development of Legal System and Centralized Administration
1453
Capitalization of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire
Urban Reconstruction after the Conquest of Constantinople
Claim to the Title of Successor to the Roman Emperor
Byzantine-Ottoman Wars
Fall of Constantinople
1454
Ottoman-Serbian Wars
1458
Morean Expedition
1461
Conquest of the Empire of Trebizond
1463
Conquest of Bosnia
1470
Birth of Selim I (Period: October 10, 1470, Location: Amasya, Republic of Turkey)
1476
Ottoman-Moldavian Wars
1480
Expedition of Otranto
Ottoman-Polish Conflict
Strengthening Naval Power in the Mediterranean
1481
Ottoman Succession and War of the Throne (Mehmed II)
Cem Sultan's War of Succession (Bayezid II)
Governance of the Empire and Stabilization of Administration
Accession to the 8th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Death of Mehmed II
Death of Mehmed II
1485
Ottoman-Mamluk War
1487
Appointment to Governor of Trebizond
1492
Reception of Sephardic Jews from Spain
Protection of Jewish Immigrants from Spain (Bayezid II)
1494
Birth of Suleiman I (Period: November 6, 1494, Location: Trabzon, Turkey)
1499
Second Ottoman-Venetian War
1500
Rise of the Safavid Dynasty and Anatolian Rebellions
Escalation of Military Conflict with the Safavid Dynasty
1505
Ottoman-Safavid War
1508
Ottoman-Georgian War
1509
Ottoman Civil War
1511
War of Succession with Son Selim (Bayezid II)
1512
Abdication of Bayezid II
Territorial Expansion of the Ottoman Empire and Shift in Political Center of Gravity
Accession of Selim I
Death of Bayezid II
Death and Burial
1514
Battle of Chaldiran
1515
Conquest of the Dulkadir Beylik
1516
Conquest of Syria and Egypt
Battle of Marj Dabiq
1517
Capture of Cairo
Expansion of Dominion to Islamic Holy Sites
Battle of Ridaniya
1520
Development of the Legal System and Title of "Legislator"
Accession to the 10th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Death of Selim I
Death of Selim I
1521
Ottoman-Hungarian War
Conquest of Belgrade
1522
Siege of Rhodes
Conquest of Rhodes
1524
Birth of Selim II (Period: May 28, 1524, Location: Istanbul, Republic of Turkey)
1526
Rule over Most of Hungary
Crisis of the Kingdom of Hungary due to the Battle of Mohács
1529
Siege of Vienna
1534
Occupation of Baghdad
Marriage (Suleiman the Magnificent, Mahidevran Hatun, Hürrem Sultan)
1537
Accompanying the Expedition to Corfu
1542
Governing Experience as a Provincial Governor
1546
Birth of Murad III (Period: July 4, 1546, Location: Manisa, Turkey)
1553
Execution of Şehzade Mustafa
1559
Rebellion and Execution of Şehzade Bayezid
1565
Great Siege of Malta
1566
Siege of Szigetvár and Death
Prince Era in Manisa (Period: 1566–1595, Location: Manisa (Manisa Province, Republic of Turkey))
Birth of Mehmed III (Period: May 26, 1566, Location: Manisa, Republic of Turkey)
Concealment of the Death of Suleiman the Magnificent
Accession of Selim II
Death of Suleiman I
Accession to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
1568
Russo-Ottoman Wars
1570
Ottoman-Venetian War (Cypriot War)
Conquest of Cyprus
Conquest of the Island of Cyprus and Beginning of Rule
1571
Rebuilding of the Ottoman Fleet after the Battle of Lepanto
Marriage (Selim Şah bin Suleiman Şah Han, Nurbanu Sultan)
War between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League
Defeat at the Battle of Lepanto
1573
Ottoman-Venetian Peace
1574
Ottoman Recapture Operation of Tunis
Reconquest of Tunis
Recapture of Tunis
Stabilization of Royal Succession through the Execution of Brothers (Murat III)
Patronage of Court Arts and Miniatures
Accession to the 12th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Death of Selim II
Death of Selim II
1578
Ottoman-Moroccan Conflict and Battle of Wadi al-Makhazin
Outbreak of the Ottoman-Safavid War
1579
Assassination of Grand Vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha
1580
Closure of the Observatory
Strengthening Diplomatic and Commercial Relations with England
Marriage (Murat III, Safiye Sultan, Other Concubines)
1582
Performance of Circumcision Ceremony
1589
Janissary Rebellion and Currency Confusion
1590
Response to Jalali Rebellions in Anatolia
Conclusion of the Treaty of Constantinople
Birth of Ahmed I (Period: April 18, 1590 (April 28 according to some sources), Location: Manisa, Republic of Turkey)
1593
Long Turkish War
1595
Accession of Mehmed III and Execution of Brothers
Influence of Mother Safiye Sultan in the Court
Death of Murad III
Accession to the Sultan
1596
Capture of Eger and Hungarian Expedition
Siege of Eger
Capture of Eger
Battle of Keresztes
Victory at the Battle of Keresztes
1598
Győr Defense in the Ottoman-Habsburg Wars
1599
Diplomatic and Commercial Negotiations with England
1600
Suppression of Anatolian Rebellions
1603
Execution of Şehzade Mahmud
Postponing the Execution of Brother Mustafa
Execution of Elder Brother Şehzade Mahmud
Royal Succession to Ahmed I (Mehmed III)
Death of Mehmed III
Death of Mehmed III
Accession of Ahmed I
1606
Conclusion of the Treaty of Zsitvatorok
1609
Start of Construction of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque
1612
Birth of Murad IV (Period: July 27, 1612, Location: Istanbul, Turkey)
1617
Completion of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Death of Ahmed I
Death of Ahmed I
1623
Accession of Murad IV
1630
Policies Banning Alcohol, Tobacco, Coffee, etc.
1631
Pressure and Rebellion against the Court by Janissaries
1632
Start of Personal Rule and Strengthening of Central Power
1633
Great Fire of Cibali
1635
Yerevan Expedition and Construction of the Revan Kiosk
1638
Recapture of Baghdad
Siege of Baghdad
1639
Signing of the Treaty of Zuhab
1640
Death of Murad IV
Death of Murad IV and Accession of Ibrahim
1642
Birth of Mehmed IV (Period: January 2, 1642, Location: Istanbul, Republic of Turkey)
1645
Cretan War
1648
Accession of Mehmed IV
1651
Assassination of Kösem Sultan
1656
Beginning of the Köprülü Era
1660
Great Fire of Constantinople
1664
Birth of Mustafa II (Period: February 6, 1664, Location: Edirne, Turkey)
1669
Capture of Candia in Crete
1672
Polish-Ottoman War
Conclusion of the Treaty of Buchach
1673
Birth of Ahmed III (Period: December 30, 1673, Location: Dobrich, Republic of Bulgaria (then Hajioğlu Pazarcık))
1676
Russo-Turkish Wars
1683
Great Turkish War
Siege of Vienna and Defeat of the Ottoman Army
Failure of the Second Siege of Vienna
1686
Russo-Ottoman War
1687
Late Years and Death in Edirne
Deposition of Mehmed IV
1693
Death of Mehmed IV
1695
First Expedition to Habsburg Territories
Recapture of Chios
Accession of Mustafa II
1696
Second Expedition to Habsburg Territories
1697
Heavy Defeat at the Battle of Zenta
1699
Reforms Aimed at Restoring Sultanate Power
Treaty of Karlowitz
Marriage (Mustafa II, Alicenab Kadın)
1703
Edirne Incident and Abdication of Mustafa II
Edirne Incident and Accession of Ahmed III
Royal Succession to Ahmed III (Mustafa II)
Accession of Ahmed III
Death of Mustafa II
1710
Russo-Turkish War (1710)
1711
Conclusion of the Treaty of the Prut
1714
Ottoman-Venetian War (1714–1718)
1716
Austro-Ottoman War (1716–1718)
1718
Cultural Development of the Tulip Era
Treaty of Passarowitz
1727
Establishment of the Ottoman Printing House
1730
Ottoman–Persian War
Later Years and Death of Ahmed III
Patrona Halil Rebellion
Abdication of Ahmed III
1736
Death of Ahmed III
Unknown
Ottoman-Venetian War (Period: 1463–1479, Location: Aegean Sea, Greece, Albania, Adriatic coast, etc.)
Marriage (Mehmed II, Gülbahar Hatun, Period: Mid-15th century. Exact date unknown, Location: Exact location unknown)
Marriage (Mehmed II, Gülşah Hatun, Period: Mid-15th century. Exact date unknown, Location: Exact location unknown)
Marriage (Mehmed II, Çiçek Hatun, Period: Mid-15th century. Exact date unknown, Location: Exact location unknown)
Marriage (Selim I, Hafsa Hatun, Period: Thought to be around the late 15th century, but exact date is unknown, Location: Exact location unknown. Considered to be related to Trebizond or the Ottoman court)
Marriage (Selim I, Ayşe Hatun, Period: Thought to be late 15th to early 16th century, but details are unknown, Location: Exact location unknown)
Marriage (Bayezid II, Şirin Hatun, Hüsnüşah Hatun, Bülbül Hatun, Nigar Hatun, Gülruh Hatun, Gülbahar Hatun, Ferahşad Hatun, etc., Period: Thought to be late 15th to early 16th century, but exact dates of individual marriages are unknown, Location: Believed to be within Ottoman territories, but specific locations of each marriage are unknown)
Ottoman-Habsburg War (Period: Early 16th century continuing past 1566, Location: Hungary, Austria, Balkan Peninsula)
Patronage of Culture and Architecture and Prosperity of the Empire (Period: Early 16th century – 1566, Location: Various parts of the Ottoman Empire centered on Istanbul)
Expansion of Influence on the East African Coast (Period: Late 16th century, Location: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, East African coast)
Marriage (Mehmed III, Handan Hatun, Period: Late 16th century. Exact date unknown, Location: Ottoman court. Exact location unknown)
Marriage (Mehmed III, Halime Hatun, Period: Late 16th century. Exact date unknown, Location: Ottoman court. Exact location unknown)
Marriage (Mehmed III, Fürane Hatun, Period: Late 16th century. Exact date unknown, Location: Thought to be Topkapi Palace, Constantinople)
Celali Rebellions (Period: Late 16th to early 17th century, especially from the early reign of Ahmed I to around 1609, Location: Anatolian region (modern Turkey))
Jalali Rebellions (Period: Late 16th to early 17th century. 1590s to 1603 during the reign of Mehmed III, Location: Anatolian Peninsula (modern Turkey))
Marriage (Selim Şah bin Suleiman Şah Han, Fürane Hatun, Period: Mid-16th century. Exact date unknown, Location: Exact location unknown)
Marriage (Ahmed I, Mahfiruz Hatun, Period: Exact marriage date unknown. Early 17th century, Location: Difficult to confirm clear records, but related to the Ottoman court)
Marriage (Mehmed bin Ibrahim, Afife Kadın, Period: Exact marriage date unknown, Location: Exact location unknown. Related to the Ottoman court)
Marriage (Ahmed bin Mehmed, Emetullah Kadın, Period: Exact marriage date unknown, Location: Exact location unknown. Related to the Ottoman court)
Marriage (Ahmed bin Mehmed, Mihrişah Kadın, Period: Exact marriage date unknown, Location: Exact location unknown. Related to the Ottoman court)
Marriage (Ahmed bin Mehmed, Rabia Şermi Kadın, Period: Exact marriage date unknown, Location: Exact location unknown. Related to the Ottoman court)
Marriage (Ahmed bin Mehmed, Musli Kadın, Period: Exact marriage date unknown, Location: Exact location unknown. Related to the Ottoman court)
Marriage (Mustafa II, Afife Kadın, Period: Exact period unknown, Location: Ottoman court (detailed location unknown))
Marriage (Mustafa II, Saliha Kadın, Period: Exact period unknown, Location: Ottoman court (detailed location unknown))
Marriage (Mustafa II, Şehsuvar Kadın, Period: Exact period unknown, Location: Ottoman court (detailed location unknown))
Marriage (Murad IV, Second Haseki Sultan with Unconfirmed Name, Period: There is a theory placing it in the late reign, but it is not confirmed, Location: Ottoman court (detailed location unknown))
Marriage (Mehmed II, Anna Hatun, Period: Unknown, Location: Exact location unknown)

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