The Ottoman Empire: Every Year (1299–1923)

From a small beylik on the Byzantine border to an empire on three continents – and the long retreat back to Anatolia. 625 years of Ottoman borders, one year at a time, from Osman to the Republic of Turkey. 0:00 1299 – Osman's beylik 1:01 1354 – Into Europe 1:48 1402 – Timur and the Interregnum 2:35 1453 – Constantinople 3:36 1517 – Egypt and Arabia 3:47 1526 – Hungary 4:32 1571 – Lepanto 6:14 1683 – Vienna and the long retreat 7:39 1774 – Crimea lost 8:32 1830 – Greece and Algeria 9:17 1878 – The Balkans break away 9:51 1912 – The Balkan Wars 10:02 1920 – Sèvres and the Republic The map pauses on the years of the key events. Occupied territories are hatched in the colour of the occupied country. Sources: borders from Cliopatria (Seshat Global History Databank), CC BY 4.0, with corrections · coastlines Natural Earth (modern) · relief ETOPO 2022 (NOAA). Music (public domain, performed by the channel): Satie – Gnossienne No. 1 · Debussy – Clair de Lune · Chopin – Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 Found an error? Comment the year and the place – corrections go into the next video. #history #map #ottoman