- Period:
- 1299 CE – 1922 CE
- Capital:
- İstanbul
- Region:
- Ortadoğu
- Type:
- empire
- Religion:
- İslam (Sünni)
- Language:
- Osmanlıca (Türkçe)
- Government:
- Mutlak Monarşi
- Peak population:
- 35,000,000
It brought the Middle Ages to an end with the conquest of Constantinople.
Rulers (40)
- Bey Osman Gazi · 1299 CE–1326 CE
- Bey/Sultan Orhan Gazi · 1326 CE–1362 CE
- Sultan I. Murad (Hudavendigar) · 1362 CE–1389 CE
- Sultan Yildirim Bayezid · 1389 CE–1402 CE
- Sultan I. Mehmed (Celebi) · 1413 CE–1421 CE
- Sultan II. Murad · 1421 CE–1451 CE
- Osmanlı Padişahı Fatih Sultan Mehmed · 1451 CE–1481 CE
- Sultan II. Bayezid · 1481 CE–1512 CE
- Osmanlı Padişahı Yavuz Sultan Selim · 1512 CE–1520 CE
- Osmanlı Padişahı Kanuni Sultan Süleyman · 1520 CE–1566 CE
- Haseki Sultan Hürrem Sultan · 1533 CE–1558 CE
- Sultan II. Selim · 1566 CE–1574 CE
- Sultan III. Murad · 1574 CE–1595 CE
- Sultan III. Mehmed · 1595 CE–1603 CE
- Sultan I. Ahmed · 1603 CE–1617 CE
- Sultan I. Mustafa · 1617 CE–1618 CE
- Sultan Genc Osman (II. Osman) · 1618 CE–1622 CE
- Sultan IV. Murad · 1623 CE–1640 CE
- Valide Sultan Kösem Sultan · 1623 CE–1651 CE
- Osmanlı Sultanı İbrahim · 1640 CE–1648 CE
- Sultan IV. Mehmed (Avci) · 1648 CE–1687 CE
- Valide Sultan Hatice Turhan Sultan · 1651 CE–1683 CE
- Sultan II. Suleyman · 1687 CE–1691 CE
- Sultan II. Ahmed · 1691 CE–1695 CE
- Sultan II. Mustafa · 1695 CE–1703 CE
- Sultan III. Ahmed · 1703 CE–1730 CE
- Sultan I. Mahmud · 1730 CE–1754 CE
- Sultan III. Osman · 1754 CE–1757 CE
- Sultan III. Mustafa · 1757 CE–1774 CE
- Sultan I. Abdulhamid · 1774 CE–1789 CE
- Sultan III. Selim · 1789 CE–1807 CE
- Sultan IV. Mustafa · 1807 CE–1808 CE
- Sultan II. Mahmud · 1808 CE–1839 CE
- Sultan Abdulmecid I · 1839 CE–1861 CE
- Osmanlı Sultanı Abdülaziz · 1861 CE–1876 CE
- Sultan II. Abdulhamid · 1876 CE–1909 CE
- Sultan V. Murad · 1876 CE–1876 CE
- Sultan V. Mehmed Resad · 1909 CE–1918 CE
- Sultan VI. Mehmed Vahideddin · 1918 CE–1922 CE
- Halife Son Halife Abdulmecid Efendi · 1922 CE–1924 CE
Related events
- Founding of the Ottoman Beylik · 1299 CE
- Ottoman Expansion into the Balkans · 1354 CE
- Battle of Kosovo · 1389 CE
- Battle of Nicopolis · 1396 CE
- Battle of Nicopolis · 1396 CE
- Battle of Ankara (Timur vs. Ottomans) · 1402 CE
- Battle of Ankara · 1402 CE
- Ottoman Interregnum after Ankara · 1403 CE
- Battle of Varna · 1444 CE
- Second Battle of Kosovo · 1448 CE
- The Conquest of Istanbul · 1453 CE
- Battle of Otlukbeli · 1473 CE
- Battle of Chaldiran · 1514 CE
- Battle of Ridaniya · 1517 CE
- Siege of Belgrade by Suleiman · 1521 CE
- Battle of Mohács · 1526 CE
- Battle of Mohács · 1526 CE
- Siege of Vienna (1529) · 1529 CE
- Battle of Preveza · 1538 CE
- Peace of Amasya · 1555 CE
- Battle of Szigetvár · 1566 CE
- Battle of Lepanto · 1571 CE
- Battle of Vienna (1683) · 1683 CE
- Treaty of Karlowitz · 1699 CE
- Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca · 1774 CE
- Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign · 1798 CE
- Tanzimat Edict (Gülhane) · 1839 CE
- Crimean War · 1853 CE
- Opening of the Suez Canal · 1869 CE
- Ottoman Constitution (1876) · 1876 CE
- Young Turk Revolution — Second Constitutional Era · 1908 CE
- First Balkan War · 1912 CE
- World War I · 1914 CE
- Gallipoli Campaign · 1915 CE
- Gallipoli Campaign · 1915 CE
- Armistice of Mudros · 1918 CE
- Turkish War of Independence · 1919 CE
Frequently asked questions
- What was Ottoman Empire?
- A great Islamic empire spanning three continents that lasted 623 years.
- When did Ottoman Empire exist?
- 1299 CE – 1922 CE
- What was the capital of Ottoman Empire?
- İstanbul
- Where was Ottoman Empire located?
- Ortadoğu