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1499 First encounters that preceded the decisive Battle of Zonchio (on August 25th) between the and fleets occurred. Zonchio would represent an important victory for the Ottomans during the Second Ottoman-Venetian War (1499–1503)

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2020-08-12

On this day in history (28th July 1402), after years of build up, the battle of Ankara takes place in which Amir Timur defeats the Ottomans led by Sultan Bayezid.

After the battle, Timur appointed Musa Celebi, the son of Bayezid as the new Ottoman sovereign.

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2020-07-28

"The Spanish took Tripoli from the Berbers, the Knights of St John took it from the Spanish, the Ottomans took it from the Knights... The Berbers called Tripoli 'the Bride of the Sea'. And, if I can believe my Foe, my mother called it 'home'."

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2020-05-28

The Drăgaica,a traditional Midsummer fair, has been held for centuries near the Buzau river in Wallachia (paused between 1806-29 because Ottomans burned the city).It is said that whoever did chores on the main day on the 24th of June would be struck by lighting.#FolkloreThursday

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2020-05-07

Presentation at the Temple (1460), Cardinal Trevisan (1459-60) & St George (1460). The Portrait came about when the Pope commissioned Mantegna to paint the Cardinal who was part of the Council of Mantua (1459). The Council sought to rally Europeans against the Ottomans

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2020-02-03

28 janvier 1819 : mise en chantier à Sébastopol du Merkourii (Mercure). Rien ne prédestinait ce modeste brick à devenir l'un des plus célèbres navires de l'histoire de la marine russe en résistant seul à l'attaque de deux vaisseaux ottomans, en 1829. Peinture d'Ivan Aivazovsky.

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2020-01-28

1789 At the Siege of Izmail (part of Russo-Turkish War 1787–1792) Suvorov led 31,000 Russian troops against the 40,000 Ottoman garrison. It ended with a crushing victory for Russia with the Ottomans losing the city, more than 25,000 (killed) and 9,000 captured.

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2019-12-22

Bien avant Copernic ou Galilée, l'astronomie avait connu en terre d'Islam des avancées phénoménales. Des Abbassides aux Ottomans, découvrez la première partie d'une histoire riche en Hommes et inventions.

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2019-11-04

Also miniature of Safavid Shah Ismail I leading the charge against the Ottomans at the Battle of Chaldiran, which signalled the beginning of a 41-year period of conflict with the Ottoman Empire, that would only temporarily end with the Peace of Amasya in 1555.

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2019-08-23

Kurban Bayramınız mübarek olsun!
Eid al-Adha Mubarak !
عيد الأَضْحى ا لْمُبارك
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Osmanlılar’da Kurban Bayramı / Eid al-Adha in the Ottomans

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2019-08-12

21 July 1798 Battle of the Pyramids where Napoleonic forces defeat the Ottomans and Mamluks near Cairo in what was a decisive victory with minimal losses for Napoleon. (Painting by François-Watteau)

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2019-07-21

A WEEKLY HISTORICAL FIGURE-TURNED-MODERN CHARACTER OF
Week 7/9: Suleiman of the Ottomans

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2019-01-23

"Ottomans, roll out!"

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2018-11-30

Leopold (CV: Hamada Kenji)
Habsburg
-Wheellock used by Leopold I of the Holy Roman Empire
-Takes care of both Karl and Margarita, has teatime with them
-Nicknamed "Uncle" by Margarita and at times "Leo" by Karl
-Despite being enemies with the Ottomans, is coffee pals with Mahmut

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2018-03-31