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Ottoman Empire. Period Two. Major Conflicts. Ottoman Empire. Ottoman Empire: Major Conflicts. Battle of Kosovo (1389) Serbia is conquered Battle of Nicopolis(1396) Bulgaria is conquered Battle of Vienna(1683) Ottoman Empire lost it’s control over Vienna
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Ottoman Empire Period Two
Major Conflicts Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire: Major Conflicts • Battle of Kosovo (1389) • Serbia is conquered • Battle of Nicopolis(1396) • Bulgaria is conquered • Battle of Vienna(1683) • Ottoman Empire lost it’s control over Vienna • Egyptian- Ottoman War(1831-1833) • Egypt gained control of Syria and most of Arabia • World War I (1914) • Central Powers
Major Conflicts • In 1354 Gallipoli was conquered. • Crushing the crusading army in 1394 at the Battle of Nicopolis. There were many hostages. • In the early fifteenth century the Tatars, under Tamarlane, temporarily delayed the Turkish advances. • Constantinople was captured in 1453. • In 1456 Athens fell and Belgrade narrowly escaped capture from a peasant army led by the Hungarian Janos Hunyadi. • In 1480 the Ottoman beachhead was establised at Otranto in Italy.
Timeline Ottoman Empire
Brief Timeline • 1299 – 1326 Othman, founder of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, defeats the Seljuks. • 1310 First reported use of official torture in England occurs: against the Templars. • 1317Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire, lays siege to the Christian city of Bursa. • 1326Death of Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire. His son, Orkhan I, makes Bursa his capital • 1347The Black Death (bubonic plague) reaches Cyprus from eastern Asia. • May 15, 1455Pope Callistus III proclaims a crusade against the Turks in order to recapture the city of Constantinople • June 18, 1464Pope Pius II launches a short crusade against the Turks in Italy, but he falls ill and dies before much can happen. This would mark the death of the "crusading mentality" which had been so important in Europe over the previous three centuries.
Cultural Contributions Ottoman Empire
Cultural Contributions • Strong influences from Islamic society • Synthesis of Iranian-influenced Seljuk architectural traditions (Konya, Mamluk architecture, Byzantine) • Calligraphy’s traditions shaped by work of Abbasid calligrapher Yaqut al-Mustasimi of Baghdad, whose influence had spread across Islamic world • Carpet weaving was significant for furnishing, religious & symbolic decorations • Evolved distinct style of court music • Female belly dancers, named Çengi, were mostly from the Roma community • Most popular pastimes in the Harem of Topkapı Palace • April 1, 1847 - Institution of the Ministry of Education founded • July 18, 1851 - Inauguration of the Academy of Sciences • 1859 - Civil Service School founded • Imperial Ottoman Lycée of Galatasaray founded 1868 • "Culture of the Ottoman Empire." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 09 Oct. 2013. Web. 24 Sept. 2013.