The Ottoman Empire's golden age was in the 14th and 17th centuries. They expanded in that time period in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The Ottomans were almost unstoppable in their conquests. The greatest achievement of the Ottomans is they conquered the Byzantines in the Fall of Constantinople. This victory allowed the Ottomans to entire Europe without any opponents to counter them. Other (non-Christan) opponents of the Ottoman empire are the Timurids, the Mamluks, and the Safavids. Also, the Ottomans (like their Byzantine opponents) were also prone to off and on Civil Wars. The Ottoman Empire was finally halted in the Battle of Vienna by the Poles in 1683. This defeated marked the slow decline of the Ottomans that eventually completed in WW1.
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