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Osman, the most successful ghazis warrior, established a small Muslim state in Anatolia around 1300 and 1326. His followers extended the land conquering, buying, and forming alliances.
The success of the establishment of the Ottoman Empire was largely due to the invention of gunpowder. Without gunpowder it would be difficult to conquer surrounding land.

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The empire started small but rapidly expanded by buying land, forming alliances, and conquering others. Mehmed II conquered Constantinople. Mehmed II achieved the most dramtic feat in the Ottoman Empires history. He got the empire a port which would help trade become more triumphant

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The Greatest Ruler of The Ottoman Empire

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The Greatest Ruler of The Ottoman Empire

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The Ottoman Empire reached the peak of its power during the rule of Selim's son, Suleiman the Magnificent (ruled 1520-1566). Suleiman came to the throne as one of the wealthiest rulers in the world.

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The Rise and Fall Map of the Ottoman Empire

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The Rise and Fall Map of the Ottoman Empire

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Animated map of how the Ottoman empire grew and declined.

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Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire 1300 - 1923

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The Ottomans started to the decline in 1807. The empire fell when hit by inflation caused by the influx in metals, had to sell land. Most land lost in 1830-1923. After World War I only controlled Turkey.

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The Ottoman empire today controlled various countries in Europe, Africa, and Asia.  The countries are all of Turkey, Cyprus, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon and Israel.  And parts of Egypt, Greece, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan.  In the Ottoman empire they kidnap christian boys to be janissaries or slaves in their army.  Today any 18 year old can volunteer for the military in Turkey which was a main country in the Ottoman Empire.