THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-04-21_DJ_05.jpg" target="_blank">Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.</a>)  The Ottoman Empire reached its greatest extent by 1683, with one of its last acquisitions being <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-04-21_DJ_05a.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> island conquered in 1669 after a 21-year siege'
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