Ottoman Empire Flashcards
What was the byzantine empire before?
Rome, so now its new Rome.
Who conquered the Seljuk Turks?
The Mongols
What were Ottomans?
Turkish speaking nomads
Who were Ghazis?
They protected and spread the word of Islam with war.
When was the Ottoman Empire founded?
1299 by Osman the first
What is the word for emperor in the Ottoman Empire?
Sultan
Who were the Sultans of the Ottoman Empire?
Orhan 1
Bayezid
Mehmed II
Suleyman I
What were Janissaries?
Christian boys taken to the Sultan for blood tax to be trained to be a warrior
What were the big victories of the Sultans?
Battle of Kosovo(kinda lead to the fall of the Hungarian empire)
(1389) – Battle of Nicopolis (some European nobles fight in this) (1396)
What was a setback for the Sultans?
Bayezid got captured in the battle of Ankara
What is Interregnum?
A period when normal government is suspended, especially between successive reigns or regimes.
Who is Mehmed II?
Bayezids great grandson, he reunited the Ottoman empire
What happened in Constantinople
Mehmed II tried to conquer it which split the Ottoman Empire apart
When did Mehmed gain control of Constantinople?
1453, this gave him infinite aura and made him alpha 😏
What happened after Mehmed has control over Constantinople?
He named it Istanbul and expanded a lot
