Outline of the Ottoman Empire explained

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Ottoman Empire:

Ottoman Empire - historical Muslim empire that lasted from c. 1299 to 1922. It was also known by its European contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey after the principal ethnic group.^[1] At its zenith from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries it controlled Southeast Europe, Southwest Asia and North Africa.

General history

See main article: article, Ottoman Empire, Timeline of the Ottoman Empire, History of the Ottoman Empire, History of Turkey, Timeline of Anatolian history and Turkic history.

Main periods

Subperiods

Historiography

See main article: article and Historiography of the Ottoman Empire.

Ottoman Decline Thesis
Ghaza thesis
Renegade thesis
Historiography of the fall of the Ottoman Empire

Structure of the Ottoman Empire

Economic history of the Ottoman Empire
State organization of the Ottoman Empire
Social structure in the Ottoman Empire
Culture of the Ottoman Empire
Science and technology in the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Turkish language
Demographics of the Ottoman Empire
Religion in the Ottoman Empire
Socioeconomics of the Ottoman enlargement era
Millet system
Ottoman Law
Porte
Tughra
Line of succession to the Ottoman throne
Military of the Ottoman Empire
Enderun
Janissary
Sipahi
Cebeci
Nizam-ı Cedid Army
Timar
Nöker
Ikta
Eyalet
Vilayets of the Ottoman Empire
Sanjak
Ağalık
Kadılık
Salname

Titles and posts

See main article: article and List of Ottoman titles and appellations.

History of Ottoman-ruled countries

Ottoman Dynasty

See main article: article, Ottoman Dynasty and Ottoman family tree.

The sultans

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Osman I
Orhan (Gazi)
Murad I (Hüdavendigar)
Beyazid I (Yıldırım)
Mehmed I (Çelebi)
- Murad II Mehmed II (Fatih)
Bayezid II (Veli)
Selim I (Yavuz)
Suleiman I (Kanuni)
Selim II (Sarı)
Murad III
Mehmed III
Ahmed I
Mustafa I
Osman II (Genç)
Murad IV
İbrahim (Deli)

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Some male members of the Ottoman house

Mothers and other women assumed the title Valide Sultan

See main article: article, List of the mothers of the Ottoman Sultans and List of Valide Sultans.

Some female members of the Ottoman house

Notable people

See main article: article and List of Ottoman people.

Some Crimean Khans^[2]

See main article: article and List of Crimean khans.

Some Grandviziers

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Other notable viziers, governors and soldiers

See main article: article.

Sea men (Kaptan Pashas)

See main article: article and List of admirals in the Ottoman Empire.

Architects^[5]

See main article: article.

Artists (painter and calligrapher)

See main article: article and List of Ottoman calligraphers.

Musicians

See main article: article.

Poets and authors

See main article: article and List of Ottoman poets.

Men of letters and historians

See main article: article.

Scientists (including Astrologist)

See main article: article.

Some families

See main article: article.

Buildings

See main article: article.

Palaces (İstanbul)

See main article: article and Ottoman palaces in Istanbul.

Mosques (İstanbul)

See main article: article.

Mosques (Elsewhere)

See main article: article.

Military

See main article: article.

Wars

See main article: article and List of wars involving the Ottoman Empire.

Croatian–Ottoman Wars

See main article: article and Croatian–Ottoman Wars.

Long campaign (1443–1444)
Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War (c. 1493 – 1593)
Long War (1593–1606)
Great Turkish War (1662–1699)

Ottoman Persian Wars

See main article: article and Ottoman–Persian wars.

Ottoman–Venetian Wars

See main article: article and Ottoman–Venetian wars.

Siege of Thessalonica (1422–1430)
The first Ottoman–Venetian War (1463–1479)
The second Ottoman–Venetian War (1499–1503)
The third Ottoman–Venetian War (1537–1540)
The fourth Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573)
The fifth Ottoman–Venetian War or Cretan War (1645–1669)
The sixth Ottoman–Venetian War or Morean War (1684–1699)
The seventh and last Ottoman–Venetian War (1714–1718)

Polish–Ottoman Wars

See main article: article and Polish–Ottoman Wars.

Moldavian Magnate Wars
Polish–Ottoman War (1620–1621)
Polish–Ottoman War (1633–1634)
Polish–Cossack–Tatar War (1666–1671)
Polish–Ottoman War (1672–1676) (or "2nd Polish–Ottoman War")
Polish–Ottoman War (1683–1699) (or "3rd Polish–Ottoman War")

Russo-Turkish War

See main article: article and Russo-Turkish Wars.

Other wars

See main article: article and List of wars involving the Ottoman Empire.

Sieges

See main article: article, List of the cities besieged by the Ottoman Empire, List of Ottoman conquests, sieges and landings and List of cities conquered by the Ottoman Empire.

Battles (before World War 1)

See main article: article, List of battles involving the Ottoman Empire and List of the Ottoman battles in which the sultan participated. |

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Battles of the First World War

See main article: article.

Caucasus Campaign

See main article: article and Caucasus Campaign.

Mesopotamian campaign

See main article: article and Mesopotamian campaign.

Sinai and Palestine Campaign

See main article: article and Sinai and Palestine Campaign.

Gallipoli Campaign

See main article: article and Gallipoli Campaign.

Treaties

See main article: article and List of treaties of the Ottoman Empire. |

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Revolts and notable events

See main article: article and Rebellions in the Ottoman Empire.

Diplomacy

See main article: article.

Lists

See main article: article.

List of the Ottoman battles in which the sultan participated
Campaigns of Suleiman the Magnificent
List of campaigns of Mehmed the Conqueror
Ports of the Ottoman Empire
List of foreigners who were in the service of the Ottoman Empire
List of commanders who died in conflict with the Ottoman Empire

See also

Wikilala

Notes

Gabor Agoston & Bruce Masters: Encyclopaedia of the Ottoman Empire,, p.XXV1
Only vassal khans after 1478
Piri Reis can also be classified within the scientists subsection
Seydi Ali Reis can also be classified within the authors subsection
For Balyan Family see subsection Some families
Factuality of the Ahmet Çelebi and hasan çelebi is disputable

External links

Ottoman Text Archive Project – University of Washington
Ottoman Empire in The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
The Ottoman Empire: Resources – University of Michigan
The Ottoman Empire: A Chronological Outline
World Civilizations: The Ottomans A comprehensive site that covers much about the Ottoman state and government
Ottoman History Podcast An internet radio broadcast dedicated to the history, culture and society of the Ottoman Empire and Middle East
Turkish Oral Narrative
The Online Bibliography of Ottoman-Turkish Literature A bi-lingual site (English version) presenting a user-submissable database of references to theses, books, articles, papers and research-projects
Osmanlı Edebiyatı Çalışmaları Bibliyografyası Veritabanı Turkish version of The Online Bibliography of Ottoman-Turkish Literature
Information about Ottomans
Web site: Forced population transfers in early Ottoman imperial policy . – covers the period 1300–1600
The Sakıp Sabancı Collection of Ottoman Calligraphy
Ottomans History Blog
Turkey in the First World War
Ottoman Navy and Navigation
Engravings of Ottoman Empire – HQ image gallery
Ottoman Studies Resources in Internet