Namesakes
Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
Osman, a tribal chieftain (bey) in western Turkey, declared independence from the Seljuk Turks in 1299, founding the dynasty that bears his name. His grandson Murad I first adopted the title Sultan. The Ottomans expanded into Europe, conquering Serbia and Bulgaria before taking Constantinople in 1453, ending the Byzantine Empire. The empire peaked under Süleyman the Magnificent, who conquered Hungary and parts of Persia and North Africa. After Süleyman's death in 1566, a gradual decline set in. The Young Turk Revolution of 1908 stripped the sultan of power, and the position was abolished in 1922.
36 results
Name
Years
Other Names
1359-1389
Bayezid I
1389-1402
(Beyazit)
1421-1444; 1445-1451
Bayezid II
1481-1512
1512-1520
1566-1574
1574-1595
1617-1618; 1622-1623
1623-1640
1640-1648
1695-1703
1730-1754
1757-1774
1789-1807
1807-1808
1808-1839
Abdülmecid I
1839-1861
(Abd ul-Majid)
1876