The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Ottoman Empire:

Ottoman Empire – historical Muslim empire that lasted from c. 1299 to 1922. It was also known by its European contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey after the principal ethnic group.[1] At its zenith from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries it controlled Southeast Europe, Southwest Asia and North Africa.

General history

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Main periods

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Subperiods

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Historiography

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Structure of the Ottoman Empire

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Titles and posts

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History of Ottoman-ruled countries

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Ottoman Dynasty

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The sultans

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Some male members of the Ottoman house

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Mothers and other women assumed the title Valide Sultan

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Some female members of the Ottoman house

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Notable people

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Some Crimean Khans[2]

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Some Grandviziers

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Other notable viziers, governors and soldiers

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Sea men (Kaptan Pashas)

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Architects[5]

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Artists (painter and calligrapher)

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Musicians

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Poets and authors

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Men of letters and historians

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Scientists (including Astrologist)

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Some families

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Buildings

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Palaces (İstanbul)

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Mosques (İstanbul)

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Mosques (Elsewhere)

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Military

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Wars

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Croatian–Ottoman Wars

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Ottoman Persian Wars

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Ottoman–Venetian Wars

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Polish–Ottoman Wars

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Russo-Turkish War

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Other wars

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Sieges

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Battles (before World War 1)

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Battles of the First World War

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Caucasus Campaign

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Mesopotamian campaign

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Sinai and Palestine Campaign

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Gallipoli Campaign

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Treaties

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Revolts and notable events

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Diplomacy

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Lists

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Gabor Agoston & Bruce Masters: Encyclopaedia of the Ottoman Empire, ISBN 081606259-5, p.XXV1
  2. ^ Only vassal khans after 1478
  3. ^ Piri Reis can also be classified within the scientists subsection
  4. ^ Seydi Ali Reis can also be classified within the authors subsection
  5. ^ For Balyan Family see subsection Some families
  6. ^ Factuality of the Ahmet Çelebi and hasan çelebi is disputable
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