Timeline 1243 Mongols reduce Saljuq Sultanate of Rum to a protectorate Ilkhans take direct control of Saljuq Sultanate of Rum. c Formation of Ottoman Sultanate in Asia Minor. Word List Ilkhanids jihad Ottomans Osman Gazi

Timeline 1451 Ottomans take Asia Minor, Bulgaria Ottomans take Constantinople. end 15th c: Ottomans have taken parts of Balkans, Eastern Europe. 16th-17th c: Conflict between Ottomans and Safavids Ottomans take Mamluk sultanate.

1683 Ottomans fail to take Vienna. Start of slow contraction of Ottoman lands lasting into 20th century. Map Link: Ottoman Empire, : < ottoman_empire_ jpgottoman_empire_ jpg>

janissaries (non-feudal infantry and cavalry, using gunpowder weapons) Istanbuljizya (poll tax on non-Muslims) hajj (greater pilgrimage) shari‘a (Islamic law) qadi al-‘askar (military judge)qadi (judge) mufti (jurisconsult) Timeline 1514 Ottomans defeat Safavids at Chaldiran. Word List

Timeline Russians take Crimea. Black Sea soon follows French occupy Egypt Serbia gains independence Greece gains independence British occupy Aden in Yemen.

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Timeline 1866 Parts of Romania gain independence Russians attack Ottoman empire. Peace made, and parts of Bulgaria gain independence British invade Egypt Italians occupy part of Libya Two Balkan wars. Ottoman territory passes into Greek, Serbian and Bulgarian hands.

Timeline 1914 Start of World War I. Austria and Russia at war. Ottomans side with Austria and Germany. British and French side with Russians British have occupied Holy Land, Syria and Iraq Treaty of Sèvres Treaty of Lausanne. Final demise of Ottoman Empire.

Uç Serefeli Mosque, Edirne Plan. (F) Uç Serefeli Mosque, Edirne Aerial view. (F) Uç Serefeli Mosque, Edirne Courtyard view. (F) Uç Serefeli Mosque, Edirne Stalactite niche above portal. (F) Damage to the town of Golcuk in western Turkey from the M 7.6 Izmit earthquake in August (danling.com: ) View of Istanbul: (front) Golden Horn, (middle) Sea of Marmara, (back) Bithynia. (F) Object List F = Ferret, A = Archnet

Object List F = Ferret, A = Archnet The Domed Church of Haghia Sophia (Holy Wisdom, ). (F) Haghia Sophia: Interior view of nave, looking southeast from narthex gallery. (A) Haghia Sophia, the model for the Süleymaniyye Mosque. (F) Selimiyye Mosque, built by Sinan. Edirne Longitudinal plan. (F) Selimiyye Mosque, built by Sinan. Edirne General view. (F)

Selimiyye Mosque, built by Sinan. Edirne Minarets and Dome. (F) Selimiyye Mosque, built by Sinan. Edirne Main entrance. (F) Selimiyye Mosque, built by Sinan. Edirne Dome. (F) Iznik tiles th c. (F) Dish with floral design from Iznik, c Underglaze painted fritware. 33cm. (F) Ceramic jug from Turkey. 16th c. (F) Ottoman sabre, 15th c. (F) Object List F = Ferret, A = Archnet

Object List F = Ferret, A = Archnet Canteen, 16th c. (F) Calligraphic example from Haliz Osman (F) Sultan’s seal. (F) The Siege of Belgrade: Süleymanname of al-‘Arifi. Istanbul (F - 2 slides) Portrait of Mehmed II the Conqueror by Gentile Bellini. Later 15th c. (F) Portrait of Süleyman the Magnificent, painting c (F)

Object List F = Ferret, A = Archnet Caftan (overcoat), mid-16th c. (F) Holbein carpet. Large patterned. Anatolia. Late 15th c. Wool pile x 2 m. (F) Prayer rug. Istanbul or Bursa. Late 16th c. Wool and cotton pile on silk warps and wefts x 1.27 m. (F)