OTTOMAN EMPIRE

The Ottoman Empire was founded by Osman, who lived 1258
- 1324. The Arabic word for Osman is Uthman, hence Ottoman.

The end of the Ottoman Empire came in 1922, when the Turkish Republic was established.

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POSSESSIONS OF THE OTTOMAN TURKS
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1580 Europe

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