1353 ⟶ Collapse of Ilkhanate and Ottoman Expansion

The Ilkhanate ends. The Ottoman Empire acquires the fortres...
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1353
1361
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⚔️ Ottoman Turks Capture Iznik

The Ottoman Turks capture the city of ((Iznik)).⟶
Ottoman Turks Capture Iznik (1327)
Ottoman EmpireIznikConquestExpansionMilitaryByzantine EmpireTerritorial Control
TurkeyTurkey

⚔️ Ilkhanate Dissolution, Rise of New Dynasties; Ottoman Expansion

In the Ilkhanate, Musa is overthrown, and Muhammad becomes the Sultan. In the Sarbadaran Empire, on the disintegration of the II-Khan rule, Abdur Razaq a military adventurer establishes an independent principality in Khurasan with the capital at Sabzwar. In Persia, upon the disintegration of the Ilkhanate, Mubarazud Din Muhammad establishes the Muzaffarid Empire. In the Ottoman Empire, The Ottomans capture the city of Nicomedia (İzmit). In Algeria, Algeria is occupied by Marinids.⟶
Ilkhanate Dissolution, Rise of New Dynasties; Ottoman Expansion (1337)
IlkhanateMuzaffarid EmpireSarbadaranOttoman EmpireMarinidsExpansionDynastic shiftPower vacuumFragmentationİzmit
IranIranAfghanistanAfghanistanTurkeyTurkeyAlgeriaAlgeria

📉 Collapse of Ilkhanate and Ottoman Expansion

The Ilkhanate ends. The Ottoman Empire acquires the fortress of Tympa on the European side of the Hollespoint. The Muzaffarids conquer Shiraz and establish their capital there.⟶
IlkhanateOttoman EmpireDeclineExpansionByzantine EmpireAnatoliaEastern EuropeFortressMuzaffarids
TurkeyTurkeyIranIran

⚔️ Ottoman Expansion and Internal Strife in the Golden Horde and Marinid Empire

In the Ottoman Empire, Murad I conquers a part of Thrace and establishes his capital at Edirne(Hadriaunus) in Thrace. In the Golden Horde empire, Kulpa overthrown by his brother Nauroz. In the Marinid Empire, Abu Salim Ibrahim overthrown by Abu Umar. Abu Umar overthrown by Abu Zayyan.⟶
Ottoman Expansion and Internal Strife in the Golden Horde and Marinid Empire (1361)
Ottoman EmpireExpansionGolden HordeMarinid EmpireConflictPolitical InstabilityEastern EuropeNorth Africa
TurkeyTurkeyRussiaRussiaMoroccoMorocco

⚔️ Ottoman Victory at Maritza

In the Ottoman Empire, The Turks defeat a Christian army at the battle of Maritza (Sirp Sindigi). The Byzantine ruler becomes a vassal of the Turks.⟶
Ottoman Victory at Maritza (1365)
Ottoman EmpireBattle of MaritzaMilitaryWarByzantine EmpireExpansionEastern Europe
TurkeyTurkeyGreeceGreeceBulgariaBulgaria

⚔️ Ottoman Annexation of Bulgaria

In the Ottoman Empire, Invasion of Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory up to the Balkans annexed by the Turks.⟶
Ottoman Annexation of Bulgaria (1371)
Ottoman EmpireBalkansConquestTerritorial ExpansionMilitaryByzantine Empire14th CenturyEastern Europe
BulgariaBulgariaTurkeyTurkey