Timeline of the Ottoman Empire


This article provides a timeline of the Ottoman Empire
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14th century

YearDateEvent
AD. 1298The reign of Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire, began.
1302July 27Battle of Bapheus. The first war between the Ottomans and Byzantines.
1326Orhan Gazi's accession to the throne.
1326Siege of Bursa. The Ottomans conquered Bursa. After the conquest the city was the capital.
1329June 10–11Battle of Pelekanon. The Ottomans completed their conquest of Bithynia and the north-western corner of Anatolia.
1328-31March 2Siege of Nicaea. The Ottomans conquered Nicaea.
1362MarchOrhan Gazi's death. Murad I accession to the throne.
1365Battle of Sırp Sındığı. Bulgaria had to pay taxes, and the decline of the Bulgarian Empire.
1369Edirne was conquered. From 1413 to 1458 the city was the capital.
1371September 27Battle of Maritsa. Serbia was forced to declare loyalty to the Ottoman Empire.
1385-87Battle of Pločnik
1389June 15Battle of Kosovo. Most of Serbia is conquered. Murad I lost his life in this war. Bayezid I accession to the throne.
1396September 25Battle of Nicopolis. Bulgaria was conquered by Bayezid I
1399The Bursa great mosque was built by the Bayezid I. The first to be built by the Ottoman Darü'ş-şifa Bayezid I.