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Turkey

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The Land of Singing Trees
Osman I establishes Ottoman Beylik, initiating Ottoman Empire in the year 1299
Treaty of Nymphaeum ends conflict between Nicaea and Rûm - Byzantine-Seljuk Wars conclude.
Battle of Kösedağ: Seljuqs Triumph over Khwarazmians
Mongol Invasion: Capture of Seljuk Capital Iconium
Strategic contest near Syria's border
Conflict between Seljuk and Byzantine Empires for control of Anatolian region.
Battle of Sarmin: Ottoman Empire vs Egyptian Mamluks
Medieval City Under Siege
Rûm Sultanate captures Antioch in Meander Siege.
Siege and Victory at Nicaea
Publication of Divan-i Lügat-it Türk by Mahmud al-Kashgari
Capture of Ankara by Seljuk Turks
Medieval Battle that Changed History
Abbasid Caliphate captures strategic Anatolian cities
Religious Conflict Emerges in Byzantine Empire under Emperor Leo III
Anatolia's Arab Muslim Conquest Begins
Victory at Battle of Nineveh Secures Anatolia
Emperor Theodosius II's Theodosian Walls of Constantinople
Foundation of Constantinople by Emperor Constantine for ultimate rule.
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