1566 ⟶ Death of Suleiman the Magnificent During Siege of Szigetvár

Suleiman the Magnificent, ruler of the Ottoman Empire, dies ...

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🔪 Selim I's Massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia

Sultan Selim I ("The Grim") orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia (present-day Turkey).⟶

Ottoman EmpireReligious ViolenceShia IslamIslamSunni IslamReligious ConflictMassacre

Turkey

⚔️ Ottoman Victory Secures Eastern Anatolia from Safavids

The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.⟶

Ottoman EmpireSafavid DynastyMilitary ConflictTerritorial ExpansionGeopoliticsShia IslamSunni Islam

Turkey

Iran

⚔️ Ottoman Conquest of Anatolian Beyliks

The Ottomans conquer the last beyliks of Anatolia, the Dulkadirs and the Ramadanids.⟶

Ottoman EmpireConquestMilitary HistoryMilitary ExpansionWarfareRegional PowerIslamic World

Turkey

⚔️ Ottoman Capture of Massawa

The Ottomans capture Massawa, all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.⟶

Ottoman EmpireConquestTrade RoutesIsolationismWarfareExpansionism

Ethiopia

Turkey

Eritrea

⚔️ Death of Suleiman the Magnificent During Siege of Szigetvár

Suleiman the Magnificent, ruler of the Ottoman Empire, dies on September 7, during the battle of Szigetvar.Siege of Valenciennes during the Dutch War of Independence in 1567⟶

Ottoman EmpireEuropean HistoryDutch RevoltSuleiman the MagnificentMilitaryMilitary HistorySiege WarfareHabsburg MonarchyHungarian HistoryExpansionism

Hungary

Turkey

⚔️ Ottoman Sack of Nicosia

20,000 inhabitants of Nicosia in Cyprus were massacred and every church, public building, and palace was looted. Cyprus fell to the Ottoman Turks the following year.⟶

Ottoman EmpireMassacreInvasionConquestSiegeReligious ConflictWarfare

Cyprus

Turkey