Dynasty·Later empires
Ottoman State Founded
- Date
- 1299 CE699 AH727 years ago
- Place
- Northwest Anatolia
- People
- Osman I
The Ottoman state grew out of a small Turkish principality in northwest Anatolia led by Osman I. His followers raided Byzantine lands and gained territory around the town of Sogut. The year 1299 CE is commonly given as the founding date. The Ottomans later took Bursa and Edirne, and their state grew into a major empire.
Why it matters
The Ottoman dynasty grew into one of the largest Muslim states of the early modern era and held the caliphate from 1517.