Trace Your Ottoman Empire Family Tree

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

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

ottoman The Ottoman Empire was officially a Muslim state; the sultan bore the title of caliph, the head of that religion and the heir to Muhammad, the prophet The

roman empire Some of the states that succeeded the Ottoman Empire have chosen to sum up Ottoman rule in local curricula as simply Ottoman or Turkish