What wars did the Ottoman Empire fight?
| June 9, 2021 | education
The Ottoman Empire fought with such opponents:
Persian Empire. In the 16th century, wars were fought successfully, and then (17th-18th centuries) with varying success, for example, in the Caucasus. The Turks managed to advance to Basra.
Mamluk state. It was defeated by Sultan Selim (1512-1520), and the territory from Syria to southern Egypt was taken under control.
Muscovy. In the 1560s, the Turks tried to take Astrakhan, and in 1695-1696 Peter I managed to capture their fortress of Azov.
In Europe, their opponents were: the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Austrian Empire, the Venetian Republic, Hungary (in the 1520s).
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