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Ottoman Empire: Rise and Expansion by haticesila204 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The Ottoman Empire was founded in 1299 in northwestern Asia Minor and gradually expanded into Europe over the next century. The Ottomans captured Bursa in 1326, cutting off Asia Minor from Byzantine control, and established their capital in Edirne in 1369. Sultan Mehmed II conquered Constantinople in 1453, transforming it into the new Ottoman capital and expanding the empire significantly into Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. By the mid-16th century, most of the Balkans were under Ottoman rule as t
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