A short Chronology of The Ottoman Empire 1350-1918

 

The Ottoman Empire 1350-1918

ca. 1243: Turkish nomads settle in Asia Minor
1299-1326: Osman I
1301: Osman declares himself sultan and establishes the Ottoman Empire
1345: Seljuk Turks first cross the Bosporus
1389: Ottomans defeat Serbs at Kosovo
1402: Tamerlane defeats Ottomans at Ankara
1451-1481: Mohammed the Conqueror
1453: Constantinople is conquered.
1520-1566: Sulayman II the Magnificent
1526: Battle of Mohacs
1529: First Siege of Vienna
1571: The Battle of Lepanto
1641-1687: Reign of Mohammad IV
The devsirme is abolished.
1656-1676: Reforms of the Korprulu viziers
1683: Second siege of Vienna
1703-1730: Cultural revival under Ahmed III
1774: Trety of Kucuk Kaynarca
1792: Treaty of Jassy
1793: Selim III proclaims the "New Order"
1798-1799: Napoleon attempts to conquer Egypt.
1804: First Serbian Uprising.
1815: Second Serbian Uprising.
1822-1830: Greek War of Independence
1826: Massacre of Janissaries; Ottoman fleet is sunk at Navarino
1829: Treaty of Adrinople
1839: Hatt-i Serif of Gulhane; the Tanzimat Period begins.
1841: The Straits Convention
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.
Austria annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina
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