Ottoman Empire - Wikipedia

The Ottoman Empire (sometimes referred to in diplomatic circles as the "Sublime Port" or simply as "the Porte") comprised a state established by the Turkish tribe of Söğüt in western Anatolia in the early 14th century. The founder was Osman I (in Arabic ʿUthmān, hence the name Ottoman Empire). As sultan Mehmed II conquered Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1453, and the state grew into a mighty empire. The Empire reached its apex under Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century when it stretched from the Persian Gulf in the east to Hungary in the northwest; and from Egypt in the south to the Caucasus in the north.

In the 17th century the Ottoman Empire began a long decline, which ended four years after the defeat of the empire by the Allies in World War I.

The following were the sultans of the Ottoman Empire:

Osman I (1299-1326)
Orhan I (1326-1359)
Murad I (1359-1389)
Beyazid I (1389-1402)
Mehmed I (1403-1421)
Murad II (1421-1451)
Mehmed II (the Conqueror) (1451-1481)
Beyazid II (1481-1512)
Selim I (1512-1520)
Suleiman I (the Magnificient) (1520-1566)
Selim II (1566-1574)
Murat III (1574-1595)
Mehmed III (1595-1603)
Ahmed I (1603-1617)
Mustafa I (1617-1618)
Osman II (1618-1622)
Mustafa I (1622-1623)
Murat IV (1623-1640)
Ibrahim I (1640-1648)
Mehmed IV (1648-1687)
Suleiman II (1687-1691)
Ahmed II (1691-1695)
Mustafa II (1695-1703)
Ahmed III (1703-1730)
Mahmud I (1730-1754)
Osman III (1754-1757)
Mustafa III (1757-1774)
Abd-ul-Hamid I (1774-1789)
Selim III (1789-1807)
Mustafa IV (1807-1808)
Mahmud II (1808-1839)
Abd-ul-Mejid (1839-1861)
Abd-ul-Aziz (1861-1876)
Murat V (1876)
Abd-ul-Hamid II (1876-1909)
Mehmed V (Resad) (1909-1918)
Mehmed VI (Vahdettin) (1918-1922)

See also: Evliya Celebi, Osmanli, Janissary