Ottoman Empire – Mamluk War of 1516-1517
Ottoman Empire – Mamluk War of 1516-1517. General Sultan Selim the first one against the Safavid Shah Ismail at the Battle of CHALDIRAN in 1514 and even occupied the capital of the…
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History of the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Kings, and the Great Ottoman Battles
The Legacy of Sultan Murad I 1326-1389
The legacy of Sultan Murad I was the first battle bloodline and struggle for power. In the heart of the 14th century, the Ottoman Empire stood ready to assert its dominance…
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History of Blue Mosque: Sultan Ahmed I (1590-1617)
History of Blue Mosque: Sultan Ahmed I was born on the 18th of April 1590 and died 22nd of November 1617. Ruled as the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from…
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Great Siege of Malta 1565
Great Siege of Malta 1565. Although the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I fought countless foes across Europe, Asia, and Africa, his reign is symbolically bookended by the struggle against the Knights…
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Battle of Mezokeresztes 1596 – Long Turkish War
Battle of Mezokeresztes 1596 – Long Turkish War. In previous centuries, Ottoman military dominance was almost unchallenged, but by 1594, the performance of their armies was flagging. This can be attributed…
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Mehmed the Conqueror Siege of Belgrade 1456
After conquering Constantinople, Mehmed the Conqueror made it his throne and turned towards Europe, but after the conquest of Constantinople, all the Christian states considered the Sultan as a weak…
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Mehmed the Conqueror Siege of Mytilene 1462
The island of Lisbos was conquered by the Ottomans in September 1462 AD. Ottoman forces under the leadership of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror and his vizier Mahmud Pasha laid siege…
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Battle of Diu 1538 – Ottoman-Portuguese War
Battle of Diu 1538 – Ottoman-Portuguese War. The Portuguese armada that had made its first landfall in Brazil continued on to India bombarding Calicut and establishing Portugal’s first Asian factory…
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Battle of Kirkdilim 1391 – Ottoman Empire
Battle of Kirkdilim 1391 – Ottoman Empire. Although the Ottoman Empire had managed to force the vassalization of Moravian Serbia during the aftermath of the Battle of Kosovo, casualties in…
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Who was Orhan Ghazi? Ottoman Empire
Who was Orhan Ghazi? Ottoman Empire. Orhan Ghazi, son of Osman Ghazi and the second Sultan of the Sultanate of Osmania. At the time of his death, Osman Ghazi had…
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