History Encylopedia

          I was reading about the Ottoman empire in the Kingfisher History Encyclopedia. In 1301 the Ottoman empire was founded by Osman I in 1389 it extended into Europe. Mehmet II conqured 12 kingdoms and 200 cities in Anatolia  and the balkans . By 1520 Selim I gained Syria ,Arabia, Egypt ,and the city Constintinople and renamed it Istanbul. After capturing Istanbul the Ottoman empire began its golden age and spread 3 continents Europe, Africa,and Asia. Suleyman the magnificent captured  Belgrade,Hungary,Mesopotamia,armenia and the caucasus region he ruled for 46 years and after his death the ottoman empire was decling slowly.