A Short Chronology Of The Ottoman Empire 1350-1918 |
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ca. 1243: Turkish nomads settle in Asia Minor 1299-1326: Osman 1301: Osman declares himself sultan and establishes the Ottoman Empire 1345: Seljuk Turks first cross the Bosporus 1402: Tamerlane defeats Ottomans at Ankara 1451-1481: Mohammed the Conqueror 1453: Constantinople is conquered. 1520-1566: Sulayman II the Magnificent 1529: First Siege of Vienna 1641-1687: Reign of Mohammad IV 1656-1676: Reforms of the Korprulu viziers 1683: Second siege of Vienna 1793: Selim III proclaims the "New Order" 1798-1799: Napoleon attempts to conquer Egypt. 1822-1830: Greek War of Independence 1839: Hatt-i Serif of Gulhane; the Tanzimat Period begins. 1853-1856: The Crimean War 1876: The Ottoman Constitution is proclaimed. 1878: Congress of Berlin: Serbia and Montenegro are granted independence. Bulgaria is granted broad autonomy. 1908: The Comittee of Union and Progress (The Young Turks) is formed. The Ottoman Constitution is restored. 1912-1913: The First Balkan War 1913: The Second Balkan War 1914: The Ottoman Empire enters World War I as one of the Central Powers. 1919-1924: End of the Ottoman Empire 1919: Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) lands at Samsun 1923: The sultanate is abolished and Turkey is declared a republic 1924: The office of caliph is abolished |