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Islam in Anatolia during Seljuk and Ottoman ascendancy (11th–16th centuries)

Islam in Anatolia during Seljuk and Ottoman ascendancy (11th–16th centuries)

  1. Seljuk victory opens Anatolia to Turkic settlement

    Labels: Battle of, Seljuk Turks, Romanos IV

  2. Danishmendid beylik grows alongside Rum Seljuks

    Labels: Danishmendids, Sivas, Niksar

  3. Sultanate of Rum forms in central Anatolia

    Labels: Sultanate of, Seljuk state, Konya

  4. Seljuks halt major Byzantine reconquest efforts

    Labels: Battle of, Seljuks of, Byzantine army

  5. Mongols crush Rum Seljuks at Köse Dağ

    Labels: Battle of, Mongol forces, Seljuk Sultanate

  6. Rumi’s death helps launch Mevlevi Sufi order

    Labels: Jalal al-Din, Mevlevi order, Konya

  7. Ottoman beylik rises in western Anatolia

    Labels: Ottoman beylik, Osman I, Bithynia

  8. Ottomans take Bursa and build a durable base

    Labels: Bursa, Ottoman capital, Ottoman administration

  9. Battle of Kosovo accelerates Ottoman Balkan expansion

    Labels: Battle of, Ottomans, Serbian forces

  10. Ottomans capture Constantinople; city becomes imperial center

    Labels: Capture of, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire

  11. Ottoman victory at Chaldiran secures eastern Anatolia

    Labels: Battle of, Selim I, Safavid Empire

  12. Ottomans defeat Mamluks and expand Islamic leadership claims

    Labels: Ottoman Mamluk, Selim I, Egypt