History
The Ottomans
Six centuries, three continents
It began as a frontier principality. It ended in 1924.
- Intro
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Around 1300 the Ottoman state was a small principality in Anatolia. It became an empire across three continents. It took Constantinople in 1453, and its sultans held the title of caliph until it was abolished in 1924.
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