Rise of the Ottoman Empire

• Foundation and early expansion   [view nutshell]
• Byzantine and Serbian wars   [view nutshell]
• Development of the Janissary   [view nutshell]
• Conquest of Constantinople   [view nutshell]
• Period of great expansion   [view nutshell]
• Reign of Suleiman the Magnificent   [view nutshell]
• Habsburg-Ottoman Wars   [view nutshell]
• Russo-Turkish Wars   [view nutshell]
• Period of decline   [view nutshell]
• Reforms and Revolts   [view nutshell]
• Late Ottoman Period   [view nutshell]
• Balkan Wars   [view nutshell]