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Ottoman consolidation of Anatolian and Levantine Silk Road links (15th–17th centuries CE)

Ottoman consolidation of Anatolian and Levantine Silk Road links (15th–17th centuries CE)

  1. Ottomans capture Constantinople and the Bosporus

    Labels: Mehmed II, Constantinople, Bosporus
  2. Ottomans conquer Trebizond on the Black Sea

    Labels: Trebizond, Black Sea, Empire of
  3. Battle of Chaldiran opens eastern Anatolia routes

    Labels: Battle of, Ottoman Empire, Safavid Iran
  4. Ottoman–Mamluk War brings Levant under Ottoman rule

    Labels: Ottoman Mamluk, Damascus, Aleppo
  5. Ottoman capture of Baghdad links Anatolia to Iraq

    Labels: Baghdad, S leyman, Tigris Euphrates
  6. Ottoman–Safavid War ends with Peace of Amasya

    Labels: Peace of, Ottoman Empire, Safavid Iran
  7. Ottomans complete conquest of Cyprus at Famagusta

    Labels: Cyprus, Famagusta, Ottoman navy
  8. English Levant Company chartered for Ottoman trade

    Labels: Levant Company, Elizabeth I, Aleppo
  9. Safavids seize Baghdad, disrupting Ottoman route control

    Labels: Baghdad, Safavid Iran, Safavid capture
  10. Ottomans reconquer Baghdad during renewed Ottoman–Safavid war

    Labels: Baghdad, Ottoman reconquest, Ottoman Safavid
  11. Treaty of Zuhab stabilizes the Ottoman–Safavid frontier

    Labels: Treaty of, Ottoman Empire, Safavid Iran
  12. Ottoman Silk Road role shifts as sea trade grows

    Labels: Maritime trade, Ottoman Silk, Anatolian corridors