Rise of the Ottoman Empire, C. 1299-1600

I. Introduction

Power and Innovation

II. Origins of the Ottoman Empire

A. Osman (c. 1280-1326)

B. Early Expansion

C. Battle of Kosovo (1389)

D. Siege of Constantinople (1453)

III. Ottoman Dominance (1453-1699)

A. Mehmet II (1451-1481)1. Serbia and the Morea (1459)

B. Selim I the Inexorable (1512-1520)1. Chaldiran (1514)

2. Egypt (1517)

III. Ottoman Dominance (1453-1699)

C. Suleyman the Magnificent (1520-1566)1. Rhodes (1522)

2. North Africa

3. Hungary—Mohacs (1526)

IV. Sources of Ottoman Strength

A. Leadership

B. Administration1. Devshirme

IV. Sources of Ottoman Strength

C. Military1. Sipahis

2. Janisarries• Firearms

IV. Sources of Ottoman Strength

D. Tolerance1. Millet System

E. Trade

F. Expansion

Mehmet II

Rumeli Hisari

Siege of Constantinople

Suleyman Mosque

Ottoman Empire

Janissaries

V. Conclusion