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Heres alil more on the Ottoman Empire for ya all. Early in the 14th century the Turkish chieftian Othman, or Osman, founded an empire in western Anatolia (Asia Minor)that was to endure for almost six centuries. As this grew by conquering lands of the Byzantine Empire and beyond, it came to include at the height of its power all of Asia Minor; the countries of the Balkan Penunsula; the island of the eastern Mediterranean; parts of Hungary and Russia; Iraq, Syria, the Caucasus, Palestine, and Egypt; part of Arabia; and all of North Africa through Algeria. The dynasty that Othman (1258-1326) founded was called Osmanli(man try sayin that 5times fast!), meaning "sons of Osman." The name evolved in English into Ottman. The Ottman Empire was Islamic in religion. During the 11th century bands of nomadic Turks emerged from their home in Central Asia to raid lands to the west. The strongest of the Turkish tribes was the Seljuks. In time they established themselves in Asia Minor along with other groups of Turks. Following the defeat of the Seljuks by the Mongols in 1293, Othman emerged as the leader of local Turks in the fight against the tottering Byzantine Empire. The final conquest of the Byzantines was not achieved until 1453 with the fall of Constantinople(now Istanbul), but by that date all the surrounding territory was in Ottoman hands.

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: Heres alil more on the Ottoman Empire for ya all. Early in the 14th century the Turkish chieftian Othman, or Osman, founded an empire in western Anatolia (Asia Minor)that was to endure for almost six centuries. As this grew by conquering lands of the Byzantine Empire and beyond, it came to include at the height of its power all of Asia Minor; the countries of the Balkan Penunsula; the island of the eastern Mediterranean; parts of Hungary and Russia; Iraq, Syria, the Caucasus, Palestine, and Egypt; part of Arabia; and all of North Africa through Algeria. The dynasty that Othman (1258-1326) founded was called Osmanli(man try sayin that 5times fast!), meaning "sons of Osman." The name evolved in English into Ottman. The Ottman Empire was Islamic in religion. During the 11th century bands of nomadic Turks emerged from their home in Central Asia to raid lands to the west. The strongest of the Turkish tribes was the Seljuks. In time they established themselves in Asia Minor along with other groups of Turks. Following the defeat of the Seljuks by the Mongols in 1293, Othman emerged as the leader of local Turks in the fight against the tottering Byzantine Empire. The final conquest of the Byzantines was not achieved until 1453 with the fall of Constantinople(now Istanbul), but by that date all the surrounding territory was in Ottoman hands.

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