Rise+of+the+Ottoman+Empire

**__Ottoman Empire’s Rise to Power __ **  In the Ottoman Empire, there was one man in particular who had done a lot for the rise of this empire. His name was Osman, who dominated the rest of the people like the Mongols who had rule in Anatolia. Within the first few decades, Osman had started to build this new empire in Anatolia. He made the capital of the Ottoman Empire, Bursa. Osama was known for his great courage even after his death. By the 1350s, this empire made its strongholds in Asia Minor across the Bosporus straits into Europe. Very soon, Thrace was conquered and in the end, a lot of the Balkans had been added to them, expanding their territories greatly. After Osama had died, the Ottomans expanded their rule to multiple different places. In 1402, a severe but not permanent set back happened. Timur armies had gone into Anatolia and conquered the Ottoman sultan Bayazid at Angora. For a while, the region had been interacting with different civil wars that had lasted nearly a decade. The civil war was between the Bayazid’s sons who both had wanted their father’s throne. When Mehmed I had won, it let to the reunification of the empire which started new conquests in Europe and Asia Minor.  As the Ottomans were moving into Europe in the mid- 14th century, they conquered the great city of Constantinople. Constantinople had once been the capital of the powerful Byzantine Empire. By the mid-15th century, the Ottomans were not alliances with the Byzantines anymore. They were strong enough to be able to be in total control of their newest captured city. Within the next seven weeks, Mehmed II, had made a triple ring of walls that had protected the city. Mehmed was known as the man of culture because of his great advancements. The sultan had sent gunners to the Ottomans unarmored men which came one after another. After that had happened, the Ottomans were always at the gaps that had been cut by the guns. This had overwhelmed all of the Ottoman troops who had been protecting it. They fled into the city for three days and Mehmed promised them that their reward was for victory. Mehmed II Osman __**Works Cited**__ Guisepi, Robert. //The Ottomans: From Frontier Warriors To Empire Builders //. N.p., 1992. Web. 24 May 2011. .

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