Jordan - History - The Ottoman Empire

ottoman empire  After conquering the Hijaz from the Mamluks and establishing themselves as the custodians of the Islamic holy sites of Makka and Madina, the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire was founded c 1299 by Osman I as a small beylik in northwestern Asia Minor just south of the Byzantine capital Constantinople

The Ottoman state originated in the fertile plains of Anatolia , which lies between the The Ottoman state rose to become a world empire, which lasted from the late 13th century to 1923 · Ottoman armies consisted of salaried kapıkulu regulars,

Ottoman Empire · İslâm Araştırmaları Merkezi Free or open access · Istanbul Kadi Sicilleri Digital version of 100 volumes of legal The Ottoman Empire was founded by Osman I in 1299, uniting many of the independent states of Anatolia under one rule