The Ottoman Empire Was An Empire

The Ottoman Empire Was An Empire
That controlled much of southeastern Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa
Between the 14th and early 20th centuries
The Ottoman Empire Was An Empire
It was founded at the end of the 13th century in northwestern Anatolia
In the town of Söğüt, by the Turkoman tribal leader Osman I
The Ottoman Empire Was An Empire
After 1354 the Ottomans crossed into Europe, and with the conquest of the Balkans
The Ottoman beylik was transformed into a transcontinental empire
The Ottoman Empire Was An Empire
The Ottomans ended the Byzantine Empire
With the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by Mehmed the Conqueror
The Ottoman Empire Was An Empire
The Ottoman Empire Was An Empire
The Ottoman Empire Was An Empire
The Ottoman Empire Was An Empire
The Ottoman Empire Was An Empire
The Ottoman Empire Was An Empire
The Ottoman Empire Was An Empire
The Ottoman Empire Was An Empire