Ottomans

The Ottomans are a political entity of Season 1 of Brazilian Mapping's Alternate History of Europe series.

## Names

### Official Name

Ottoman Beylik (1300-1453)Exalted Ottoman State
(from 1453)
House of Osman (1511, 1515)

## Political Info

### Date of Formation

an unknown date in 1300 (Ottoman Beylik)
June 24th, 1511 (Second Ottoman Sultanate)

### Date of Dissolution

January 1st, 1447 (Exalted Ottoman State)
January 13th, 1533 (Second Ottoman Sultanate)

### Leader

Mehmed II the Conqueror (Exalted Ottoman State)
Selim I the Resolute (Second Ottoman Sultanate)

## Territorial Info

### Capital

Konstantiniyye (Exalted Ottoman State)
Bursa (Second Ottoman Sultanate)
Eskisehir (Ottoman State of Eskisehir)

## Series Info

### First Appearance

Episode I: "Failure" (as the Exalted Ottoman State)

### Last Appearance

Episode X: "Mare Nostrum"(as the House of Osman)

## Summary of History

Before the series: (Wikipedia)

The Ottomans first appear during Episode I ("Failure"), officially as the Exalted Ottoman State, as the Polish army defeats them at Varna. With further intervention from the Holy Roman Empire, a Bulgarian rebellion in the Balkans, the Eastern Roman Empire, and the Mamluk Sultanate, the state collapses, and its territory is divided among their conquerors.

As the Sultanate of Rum collapses under the pressure of Mamluk armies during the ***Great Mediterranean War*** (Episode X: "Mare Nostrum"), the Ottomans break free and re-establish their power base in Eskisehir. They capture their old capital of Bursa and declare the formation of the Second Ottoman Sultanate. However, as Venetian troops retreat from Constantinople (Konstantiniyye), they enter Ottoman territory, provoking a Mamluk invasion of the Ottomans soon afterwards. The land is divided between the Mamluk Caliphate and their Karamanid vassal.

As League of Varna armies enter Anatolia to drive out the Mamluks, the Ottomans briefly reappear as a rebellion against the Mamluks. They then unite with Byzantium and Rum to form the Anatolian Empire. Initially they are not granted autonomy, but in 1556, on the eve of the War of the Leagues, the **House of Osman** receives autonomy in Eskisehir.

## List of Key Dates

### **Episode I**

* [1444-1447] Crusade of Varna: The **Exalted Ottoman State** is fighting the Holy Roman Empire, Poland, Lithuania, Hungary, Teutonic Order, Moldavia and Wallachia.
	+ [1444] Battle of Varna: Polish victory.
	+ [1444] Bulgarian rebels declare war on the Ottomans.
	+ [1445] Several Roman rebels declare war on the Ottomans.
	+ [1446] The Mamluks declare war on the Ottomans.
	+ [1446] Karaman declares war on the Ottomans.
	+ [1446] The Ottomans collapse.
	+ [1447] The Ottomans are carved apart during the Treaty of Constantinople.

### **Episode X**

* [1511] The Great Mediterranean War: The **House of Osman** declares independence from Rum.
	+ [1511] [04/03] The Ottomans rise up in Eskisehir.
	+ [1511] [11/03] The Ottomans capture Bursa.
	+ [1511] [13/03] The Ottomans capture Nicaea.
	+ [1511] [01/04] Rum collapses: The Ottomans take over Izmir and Aydin.
	+ [1511] [07/04] The Ottomans capture Biga.
	+ [1511] [10/04] The Ottomans leave the war.

* [1512] The Great Mediterranean War is continued: Venice "invades" the Ottomans to escape the Mamluks.
	+ [1512] [02/12] The Mamluk Caliphate invades the Ottomans.
	+ [1512] [03/12] The Mamluk Caliphate captures Dardanelles.
	+ [1512] [04/12] The Mamluk Caliphate captures Nicaea.
	+ [1512] [05/12] The Mamluk Caliphate captures Aydin.
	+ [1513] [08/01] The Mamluks defeat Venice at Bursa.
	+ [1513] [13/01] The Ottomans collapse: their land is split between the Beylik of Karaman and the Mamluk Caliphate.

* [1516] The Great Mediterranean War is continued: The **House of Osman** declares independence from Karaman.
	+ [1516] [23/02] The House of Osman rises up in Eskisehir once more.
	+ [1516] [07/03] The Ottomans are annexed by Rum, who unites with Byzantium to form the Anatolian Empire.

### **Episode XVII**

* [1556] [07/03] In the Anatolian Empire, the autonomous city-state of Eskisehir is formed, under **Ottoman** control.