List of wars involving the Ottoman Empire

This is a list of wars involving the Ottoman Empire ordered chronologically, including civil wars within the empire.

The earliest form of the Ottoman military was a nomadic steppe cavalry force.[1] This was centralized by Osman I from Turkoman tribesmen inhabiting western Anatolia in the late 13th century. Orhan I organized a standing army paid by salary rather than looting or fiefs. The Ottomans began using guns in the late 14th century.

The Ottoman Empire was the first of the three Islamic Gunpowder Empires, followed by Safavid Persia and Mughal India. By the 14th century, the Ottomans had adopted gunpowder artillery.[2] By the time of Sultan Mehmed II, they had been drilled with firearms and became "perhaps the first standing infantry force equipped with firearms in the world."[3] The Janissaries are thus considered the first modern standing army.[4][5]

The Ottoman Classical Army was the military structure established by Mehmed II. The classical Ottoman army was the most disciplined and feared military force of its time, mainly due to its high level of organization, logistical capabilities and its elite troops. Following a century long reform efforts, this army was forced to disbandment by Sultan Mahmud II on 15 June 1826 by what is known as Auspicious Incident. By the reign of Mahmud the Second, the elite Janissaries had become corrupt and an obstacle in the way of modernization efforts, meaning they were more of a liability than an asset.

Rise (1299–1453)

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  Ottoman victory
  Ottoman defeat
  Another result
Date Conflict Ottomans (and allies) Opposition Result
1285 Siege of Kulaca Hisar

Kayi tribe

 Byzantium

Kayi victory
  • The Kayi Tribe captures Kulucahisar Castle from the Byzantines
  • Foundation of the Ottoman Beylik
1302 Battle of Bapheus Ottoman Beylik Byzantine Empire Ottoman victory
  • Koyunhisar and castles near Bursa fall to the Ottomans
1303 Battle of Dimbos Ottoman Beylik Byzantine Empire Ottoman victory
1317/1326 Siege of Bursa Ottoman Beylik Byzantine Empire Ottoman victory
  • The Ottomans capture Bursa and establish their first capital.
  • Bursa becomes the first official capital of the Ottoman Beylik.
1328–1331 Siege of Nicaea Ottoman Beylik Byzantine Empire Ottoman victory
1337 Siege of Nicomedia Ottoman Beylik Byzantine Empire Ottoman victory
1341–1347 Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 Byzantine Empire John VI Kantakouzenos
Allies:
Serbian Empire Serbia (1342–1343)
Beylik of Aydin (1342/3–1345)
Ottoman Empire Ottoman beylik (1345–1347)
 Beylik of Saruhan
Principality of Albania
Principality of Muzaka
Byzantine Empire John V Palaiologos
Regents:
Byzantine Empire Anna of Savoy
Byzantine Empire John XIV Kalekas
Byzantine Empire Alexios Apokaukos
Allies:
 Zealots of Thessalonica
Serbian Empire Serbia (1343–1347)
Bulgaria
 Principality of Karvuna
Kantakouzenos victory
  • Serbia gained Macedonia and Albania, and soon after Epirus and Thessaly, establishing the Serbian Empire
  • Bulgaria gains northern Thrace.
1352–1357 Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357 Byzantine Empire John VI Kantakouzenos
Byzantine Empire Matthew Kantakouzenos (POW)
Allies:
Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Byzantine Empire John V Palaiologos
Allies:
Serbian Empire Serbian Empire
Second Bulgarian EmpireSecond Bulgarian Empire
Republic of Venice Republic of Venice
Republic of Genoa Republic of Genoa
Partial Defeat
1354 Fall of Gallipoli Ottoman Empire Byzantine Empire Victory
1355 Battle of Ihtiman Ottoman Empire Second Bulgarian Empire Stalemate
  • Heavy losses stall Ottoman advance on Bulgarian capital of Sofia, however Ottomans are able to inflict a crushing blow on Bulgarian.
1362 or 1369 Ottoman conquest of Adrianople Ottoman Empire Byzantine Empire Victory
  • Adrianople becomes the New Capital of the Ottoman Empire
1364 Battle of Sırpsındığı Ottoman Empire Serbian Empire
Second Bulgarian Empire
Wallachia
Banate of Bosnia
Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages
Victory
  • Ottomans conquer Adrianople and make it new capital
1366–1526 Hungarian–Ottoman Wars Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Hungary

European allies:

Victory
1371 Battle of Samokov Ottoman Empire Second Bulgarian Empire
Moravian Serbia
Victory
1371 Battle of Maritsa Ottoman Empire Serbian Empire Victory[25]
1371 Byzantine civil war of 1373–79 Byzantine Empire John V Palaiologos
Ottoman Empire
Republic of Venice
Byzantine Empire Andronikos IV Palaiologos
Ottoman Empire Savci Bey
Republic of Genoa
Victory
  • Byzantine Empire cedes Gallipoli to Ottomans[26] and essentially become Ottoman vassals
1381–1384 Albanian-Epirote War (1381–84) Despotate of Epirus in Ioannina
Ottoman Empire
Despotate of Arta Defeat
  • Preljubović, leader of Epirus, appealed for help from the Ottomans and Frank's who provide the Epirotes with an auxiliary force.
  • Thomas Preljubović uses his new auxiliary to good use by capturing many fortresses in the Despotate of Arta, but Albanians under Gjon Shpata, together with the Mazarakii tribe held their defensive positions and ultimately defeated Thomas once again.
1382–1385 Zetan-Albania War Princedom of Albania
Ottoman Empire
Lordship of Zeta Victory
  • Zetan forces under Balša II capture the Princedom's capital, Durrës.
  • In 1385 Zetan Forces are defeated by Thopia with help of Ottoman forces in the Battle of Savra.
  • Thopia recaptures capital of Durrës and reestablished the Princedom of Albania.
1382–1393 Ottoman Conquest of Bulgaria Ottoman Empire Bulgarian Empire Victory
1385 First Zenebishi Uprising against the Ottomans Ottoman Empire Albanian Zenebishi Family Defeat
1385 Battle of Savra Ottoman Empire
Albanian Thopia family
Principality of Zeta Victory
  • Since the Ottomans were victorious, most of the local Serbian and Albanian lords became vassals.[28] Immediately after this battle Thopia recaptured Durrës,[29] probably under the Ottoman suzerainty.[30] The Ottomans captured Krujë, Berat, and Ulcinj and soon retreated from them keeping only Kastoria under their permanent control.[31][32]
1388 Battle of Bileća Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Bosnia Defeat
1389 Battle of Kosovo (1389) Ottoman Empire Moravian Serbia
District of Branković
Kingdom of Bosnia
Knights Hospitaller

Albanian principalities

Unknown Result
Some sources claim Tactically Inconclusive[33][34][35][36][37][38] whereas some claim Victory[39][40][41][42]
  • Heavy losses on both sides devastate less numerous Serbs, while Ottomans are able to bring troops from the east.
  • Ottoman Sultan Murad I and Serbian Prince Lazar are killed and Bayezid I becomes new sultan.[43]
  • Serbian lords eventually became vassals of the Ottomans.[44]
1389–1390 Albanian-Epirote War of 1389–90[45] Despotate of Epirus (all four battles)
Thessaly (second battle)
Ottoman Empire (third and fourth battles)
Despotate of Arta (all four battles)
Malakasi Tribe (second battle)
Victory
  • Albanian and Aromanian forces are defeated in four battles against Epirote, Thessalian and Ottoman forces around Jannina.
  • Albanian forces withdraw into the surrounding mountains
1390 Fall of Philadelphia Ottoman Empire Byzantine Empire Victory
  • In 1390, Sultan Bayezid summoned the co-emperors of Byzantium, John VII and Manuel II and ordered them to accompany the besieging Turkish force to Philadelphia. The co-emperors submitted to the degradation, and Philadelphia surrendered when it saw the imperial banner hoisted among the horse-tails of the Turkish pashas above the camp of the besiegers. The humiliation of the empire could go no further than when the heir of Justinian and Basil Bulgaroktonos took the field at the behest of a Turkish Emir, in order to extinguish the last relics of freedom in his own country.
1391 Siege of Constantinople (1391) Ottoman Empire Byzantine Empire
Kingdom of Hungary
Stalemate
1394–1395 Bayezid's Campaign against Wallachia Ottoman Empire Wallachia Tactical Defeat[46][47][48][49]
1394–1395 Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402) Ottoman Empire Byzantine Empire
Crusade of Nicopolis
Kingdom of France
Republic of Venice
Siege pulled[50][51]
1396 Crusade of Nicopolis Ottoman Empire Holy Roman Empire

Kingdom of France

Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages

Principality of Wallachia[54]
Knights Hospitaller
Republic of Venice
Republic of Genoa
Second Bulgarian Empire[55]
Poland Middle Ages
Crown of Castile
Crown of Aragon
Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of Navarre
Teutonic Knights
Byzantine Empire

Victory
  • Ottomans defeat Crusades and no new Anti-Ottoman alliance is formed till the 1440s
  • Ottomans maintain pressure on Constantinople, tightened control over the Balkans, and became a greater threat to central Europe
  • Collapse of Second Bulgarian Empire
1399–1402 Ottoman-Timurid War Ottoman Empire

Black Tatars

Albanian principalities

Moravian Serbia

District of Branković

Wallachia

Co-belligerant:

 Mamluks[56]

Kingdom of Georgia Kingdom of Georgia[57]

Knights Hospitaller[58]

Timurid Empire

Aq Qoyunlu

Germiyanids

Defeat
  • Anatolian Beyliks got independence.
  • Bayezid I is captured by Timur and dies in captivity, leaving the Ottoman Empire without a sultan
  • Ottoman Interregnum begins
  • Ottoman Empire on the brink of collapse
  • Timurid conquests and invasions ends.
1402–1413 Ottoman Interregnum Ottoman Empire Mehmed Çelebi
Serbian Despotate
Ottoman Empire İsa Çelebi

Ottoman Empire Süleyman Çelebi
Byzantine Empire


Ottoman Empire Musa Çelebi
Wallachia Wallachia

Mehmed Victory
  • Mehmed Çelebi becomes Mehmed I
  • Ottoman Empire is re-united
1402 Battle of Tripolje Ottoman Empire
District of Branković
Serbian Despotate Defeat
  • The two sides clashed on 21 November 1402, at Tripolje, near the Gračanica Monastery.[a] The date of the battle coincided with the Presentation of Mary.[59] Lazarević divided his army into two groups. Constantine of Kostenets, Lazarević's biographer (ca. 1431), wrote that the army was divided between the two brothers, in case one fell the other would be saved and stay a "good shepherd of the flock".[60] Lazarević assigned the larger group to his brother Vuk, while he took the smaller group.[59] It is unknown whether the army that Balšić contributed as security was present at the battle.[61] Branković enjoyed significant Ottoman support.[59]
1404 Uprising of Konstantin and Fruzhin Ottoman Empire Suleyman Çelebi Prince Fruzhin
Tsar Konstantin II
Victory
  • Ottomans crush the Bulgarian revolt
1411 Siege of Constantinople (1411) Ottoman Empire Musa Çelebi Byzantine Empire
Ottoman Empire Mehmed Çelebi
Defeat
  • Mehmet Celebi lifts the siege
1414 Ottoman-Gjirokastër War Ottoman Empire Albanian Zenebishi Family Victory
  • Ottomans conquer the territory of the Principality.
  • Ruler of the Principality, Gjon Zenebishi, goes into exile in Corfu.
1416 Battle of Gallipoli (1416) Ottoman Empire Republic of Venice Defeat
  • Pietro Loredan crushes the Ottoman fleet to ensure Venetian superiority in the Aegean for the next few decades
1416–1420 Revolt of Sheikh Bedreddin Ottoman Empire Sheikh Bedreddin Victory
  • Sheikh Bedreddin's revolt is suppressed and he and his followers are executed
1418 Second Ottoman-Gjirokastër War Ottoman Empire Albanian Zenebishi Family Victory
  • Ottomans successfully besiege Gjirokastër and reconquer the territory of the Principality.
  • Ruler of the Principality, Depë Zenebishi, goes into exile in Corfu.
1422 Siege of Constantinople (1422) Ottoman Empire Byzantine Empire Defeat
1422–1430 Siege of Thessalonica Ottoman Empire Byzantine Empire

Republic of Venice Republic of Venice

Victory
  • Ottomans capture Thessalonica
1421–1522 2nd Conquest of Anatolia Ottoman Empire Beylik of Karaman
Beylik of Isfendiyar
Beylik of Aydin
Empire of Trebizond
  Sultanate of Eretna
Beylik of Teke
Byzantine Empire
  Beyliks of Canik
  Beylik of Germiyan
  Beylik of Menteşe
Beylik of Karasi
  Beylik of Saruhan
Victory
  • Ottomans conquer Anatolia
1426–1428 Ottoman-Hungarian War of 1426–1428 Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages
Serbian Despotate
Wallachia

Transylvania
Kingdom of Bosnia
Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Inconclusive
  • The Kingdom of Hungary recognized the Ottoman annexation of Alacahisar and Güvercinlik and their rule over the Serbian Despotate and the Wallachian Voivodeship
1428 Siege of Golubac Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages[62]
Wallachia[54]
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Victory
  • Serbia becomes vassal state of the Ottoman Empire
  • Ottomans invade Bosnia
1432–1436 Albanian Revolt of 1432–1436 Ottoman Empire Various Albanian rebels Victory
  • Suppression of Revolt. Restoration of Ottoman Rule in Albania
1432–1479 Albanian–Ottoman Wars (1432–1479) Ottoman Empire 1443–44:
Kastrioti Family
Arianiti Family

1444–46:
League of Lezhë


1446–50:
League of Lezhë
Angevin Kingdom of Naples


1450–51:
Albanians under Skanderbeg
Muzaka Lordship


Angevin Kingdom of Naples


1451–54:
Angevin Kingdom of Naples


1454–56:
Angevin Kingdom of Naples

Muzaka Lordship


1456–68:
Angevin Kingdom of Naples


Republic of Venice


1468–78:
Angevin Kingdom of Naples


1478–79:
Angevin Kingdom of Naples


Republic of Venice


Lordship of Zeta (Siege of Shkodra only)

Victory

Initial Albanian victory

  • The Ottomans are defeated in numerous battles by the Albanians, mostly under Skanderbeg
  • Albanian resistance weakens following the death of Skanderbeg in 1468

Eventual Ottoman victory

1440 Siege of Belgrade (1440) Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Hungary
Serbian Despotate
Defeat
1440–1441 Siege of Novo Brdo Ottoman Empire Serbian Despotate Victory
  • During the siege of Novo Brdo its population suffered heavy casualties.[63] On 27 June 1441[A] Novo Brdo surrendered to the Ottoman forces, who then robbed and burned the captured town.[64][65]
1443–1444 Crusade of Varna Ottoman Empire Poland Middle Ages
Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages
Kingdom of Croatia
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Serbian Despotate
Crown of Bohemia
Principality of Wallachia
Bulgarian rebels
Kingdom of Bosnia
Papal States
Teutonic Knights
Duchy of Burgundy
Republic of Venice Republic of Venice
Republic of Ragusa
Victory
  • Ottomans halt European attempt to check their rapid expansion
1447–1448 Albanian–Venetian War Ottoman Empire

Republic of Venice Republic of Venice

League of Lezhë Defeat
  • The League of Lezhë gains all lands on the Albanian side of the Drin River
1448 Battle of Kosovo (1448) Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages
Poland Middle Ages
Wallachia Principality of Wallachia
Moldavia Principality of Moldavia
Victory
  • Defeat of the European Crusaders
  • Balkans slowly fall to the Ottomans
  • Mehmed II free to siege Constantinople
1453 Fall of Constantinople Ottoman Empire Byzantine Empire
Genoese volunteers
Venetian volunteers
Sicilian volunteers
Papal States
Ottoman Empire Ottoman defectors
Victory

Classical Age (1453–1566)

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Date Conflict Ottomans (and allies) Opposition Result
1454 Battle of Leskovac Ottoman Empire Serbian Despotate Defeat
  • Skobaljić on November 16, 1454, defeating his army at Tripolje (near Novo Brdo), where Voivode Nikola and his men fought to the last man, inflicting disproportionately large casualties on the Ottoman force.[66]
1454 Battle of Kruševac Ottoman Empire Serbian Despotate Defeat
  • Nikola Skobaljić continued his forays against the Ottomans, operating between Leskovac and Priština, and won several major victories against the armies of the sultan.
1455 Siege of Trepča Ottoman Empire Serbian Despotate Victory
1455 Siege of Novo Brdo (1455) Ottoman Empire Serbian Despotate Victory
  • The notables of the city were executed; 320 young men were recruited into the Janissaries and 700 Serbian women were enlisted into the army. The roof of St. Nicholas Church, popularly known as the Saxon church, was removed along with its bells. In 1467, the rest of the people were taken to Istanbul. The Ottoman colony established in the conquered city could not prevent its cultural and economic decline. Novo Brdo, which became noteworthy as the eventual site of an Ottoman mint, maintained its importance until the reign of Murad IV
1455 Siege of Berat (1455)[68] Ottoman Empire Coa Kastrioti Family League of Lezhë Victory
  • Berat falls to the Ottomans
1456 Siege of Belgrade (1456) Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages
Serbian Despotate
Crusader peasant and local gentry recruits
Defeat
1459 Siege of Smederevo (1459) Ottoman Empire Serbian Despotate Victory
  • The fall of Smederevo led to the surrender of all the small forts in northern Serbia. By the end of 1459, all of Serbia was under Mehmed's control, with some 200,000 Serbian captives, thus beginning more than 400 years of Ottoman rule.
1460 Siege of Amasra Ottoman Empire Republic of Genoa Victory
1461 Siege of Trebizond (1461) Ottoman Empire Empire of Trebizond Victory
  • Ottomans conquer Empire of Trebizond
1462 Night attack at Târgoviște Ottoman Empire Wallachia Wallachia Inconclusive
1462 Ottoman conquest of Lesbos Ottoman Empire Gattilusio lordship of Lesbos
Knights Hospitaller
Victory
  • Ottomans conquer the island of Lesbos
1463–1479 First Ottoman-Venetian war Ottoman Empire Republic of Venice
Papal States
League of Lezhë
Principality of Zeta
Kingdom of Hungary
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Knights Hospitaller
Crown of Aragon
Kingdom of Naples
Aq Qoyunlu
Duchy of Burgundy Duchy of Burgundy
Holy Roman Empire
Principality of Moldavia
Kingdom of Croatia
Duchy of Saint Sava
Kingdom of France
Republic of Ragusa
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Crown of Castile
Florence
Karamanids
Maniots
Greek rebels
Victory
  • Ottomans conquer the Morea, Negroponte and Albania from Venetians[71]
1463 Siege of Jajce Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages
Republic of Venice
Kingdom of Bosnia
Republic of Ragusa (logistics, goods)[72]
Bohemian (Hussite) mercenaries
Victory
1473 Battle of Otlukbeli Ottoman Empire Aq Qoyunlu Victory[73]
  • Aq Qoyunlu power nearly wiped out in the East, paving way for Shah Ismail I of the Safavids to take over Persia
1473–79 Moldavian War of Mehmed II Ottoman Empire
Wallachia[74]
Moldavia
Transylvania
Defeat
1475 Crimean Campaign (1475) Ottoman Empire Republic of Genoa Victory
  • The process that started with the conquest of the Anatolian coast of the Black Sea continued with Crimea on the opposite shore, and during the reign of Mehmed the Conqueror, the Black Sea became a Turkish lake.
1479 Battle of Breadfield Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages
Serbian Despotate
Wallachia[74]
Defeat[75]
1480 First Ottoman siege of Rhodes Ottoman Empire Sovereign Military Order of Malta Knights Hospitaller Defeat
  • Ottomans fail to conquer Rhodes
1480–1481 Invasion of Otranto Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Naples
Crown of Aragon
Kingdom of Sicily
Kingdom of Hungary
Papal States
Kingdom of Portugal[76]
Defeat
  • Ottomans conquer Otranto and gain foothold in Southern Italy
  • Ottoman garrison surrender the city after 13 months
1481–1484 Albanian Uprisings of 1481–1484 Ottoman Empire Albanian rebels
Kastrioti family
Dukagjini Family
Muzaka family
Inconclusive
  • Albanian forces under Nicholas Pal Dukagjini and Lekë Dukagjini land on the north Albanian coastline in early Summer 1481, sparking rebellion in former Dukagjini territories. Lezhë and Shkodër are attacked, forcing Ottomans to send reinforcements.
  • Meanwhile, Gjon Kastrioti II lands in Durrës, gathering support from 7,000 Albanian infantrymen, and his cousin Konstandin Muzaka lands in the coastal region around Himara. Rebellion breaks out in Central and Southern Albania.
  • Forces under Gjon Kastrioti defeat a force of 2,000 to 3,000 Ottomans in August 1481 and capture Himara and Borsh Castle.
  • Rebellion in Northern, Central and Southern Albania prevents Ottomans from sending reinforcements to Italy, resulting in Otranto being recaptured by Christian forces in September 1481.
  • The rebellions are eventually crushed, and Gjon Kastrioti retreats to Italy in 1484.
1484–1486 Moldavian War of Bayezid II Ottoman Empire
Wallachia[74]
Moldavia
Transylvania
Victory
1484–1486 Mamluk War of Bayezid II Ottoman Empire  Mamluks Stalemate
  • Ottoman incursions into Cilicia halted
1485–1503 Polish–Ottoman War (1485–1503) Ottoman Empire
Crimean Khanate
Moldavia
Poland Middle Ages
Duchy of Masovia
Teutonic Knights
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Victory
1490–1494 War of the Hungarian Succession Ottoman Empire John Corvinus

Vladislaus


John Albert


Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Victory
  • Near elimination of Croatian Nobility at Krbava Field
  • Eventual Ottoman expansion into Croatia
1492–1792 Spanish–Ottoman wars Ottoman Empire

 France (until 1538)

Spanish Empire

Holy Roman Empire Holy Roman Empire

Papal States

Republic of Venice

Kingdom of Hungary

In North Africa Ottoman victory

In Italian peninsula Spanish victory
In Mediterranean Inconclusive

1493–1593 Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War Ottoman Empire Until 1526:
Kingdom of Croatia
Kingdom of Hungary

From 1527:
Habsburg Monarchy

Inconclusive
1497–1499 Moldavian Campaign Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Poland Victory
1499–1503 Second Ottoman-Venetian War Ottoman Empire Republic of Venice
Spanish Empire
Victory
1505–1517 Mamluk–Portuguese conflicts Mamluk Sultanate

Indian states:

Supported by:

Republic of Venice

Ottoman Empire

Portuguese Empire

Supported by:
Iran Safavid Empire

Defeat
1505–1517 Ottoman–Persian wars (1505–1517) Ottoman Empire Iran Safavid Empire Victory
  • Eastern Anatolia and Northern Iraq annexed by Ottomans
1507–1542 Ajuran-Portuguese wars Ajuran Sultanate

Ottoman Empire[77][78]

Portuguese Empire Defeat
1508 Georgian campaign (1508) Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Imereti Victory
1508–1573 Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts Gujarat Sultanate

Supported by:

Portuguese Empire Defeat
1509–1513 Ottoman Civil War (1509–13) Ottoman EmpireŞehzade Selim Ottoman EmpireŞehzade Ahmet

Şahkulu

Victory for Selim
1515 Battle of Turnadağ Ottoman Empire Beylik of Dulkadir Victory
  • After the battle, Beylik of Dulkadir ceased to exist. It was converted to an Ottoman sanjak, (Ottoman administrative unit). The first governor of the sanjak became Ali Bey of the Dulkadir. Hadim Sinan Pasha was promoted to be the grand vizier. The next year, Selim I waged a war against Egypt, and Egypt as well as Syria and Palestine came under the Ottoman rule.
1516–1517 Second Ottoman-Mamluk War Ottoman Empire  Mamluks Victory
  • Ottomans take over the entire Mamluk Sultanate, including Cairo, Mecca, Aleppo and Damascus
  • Ottoman Sultans become Caliphs of the Islamic world and the most powerful Muslim leader[84][85]
1517 Siege of Jeddah Ottoman Empire
 Mamluks
Portuguese Empire Victory
  • End of Portuguese blockade in Red Sea
  • Jeddah, the remaining stronghold of the Mamluk sultanate, is captured by Selim I
1518 Fall of Tlemcen Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Tlemcen Victory
1519–1610 Celali rebellions Ottoman Empire Celali Victory
  • The rebellions were suppressed bloodily
1519–1639 Acehnese–Portuguese conflicts Aceh Sultanate Aceh Sultanate Supported by: Portuguese Empire

Supported by:

Inconclusive
1521 3rd Ottoman Siege of Belgrade Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages Victory
  • Suleiman I conquers the Hungarian stronghold of Belgrade, exposing the weakness of the Hungarian Nobility, something he would exploit at Mohács
1521 Siege of Šabac (1521) Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Hungary Victory
  • In 1520 Suleiman the Magnificent ascended to the throne. The Ottomans under the leadership of Ahmed Pasha conquered the fortress of Šabac on 7 July 1521. In the conquest. All of its defenders were killed. After its conquest Suleiman said that it was one of the cities he had conquered and that it must be improved. He ordered towers to be built around the fortress and a moat around it filled with water from Sava. Suleiman spent 10 full days on the Sava at Šabac overseeing the construction of the pontoon bridge.
1522 2nd Ottoman Siege of Rhodes Ottoman Empire Sovereign Military Order of Malta Knights Hospitaller
Republic of Venice
Victory
  • Ottoman Empire annexes Rhodes
  • Knights move initially to Sicily, but then to Malta,[89] Gozo, and Tripoli
  • Ottoman supremacy over trade in the Eastern Mediterranean is secured
1523 Expedition to Kamaran Ottoman Empire Portuguese Empire Victory
  • In 1523 under the orders of Kanuni, Captain Selman Reis went on an expedition in the Red Sea. During this expedition Selman Reis discovered that the Kamaran Island was occupied by the Portuguese,The Portuguese used their base to raid the coast of Arabia, Salman Reis and Husayn al Rumi had an Ottoman force composed of 4,000 men. After their arrival in Yemen, the Ottomans attacked the Portuguese which resulted in the complete destruction and expulsion of Portuguese forces and the occupation of the island by the Ottomans.
1526 Battle of Mohács Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages

Kingdom of Croatia
Kingdom of Bohemia Crown of Bohemia
Holy Roman Empire
Bavaria Duchy of Bavaria
Papal States

Victory
1526–1791 Ottoman–Habsburg wars

In Hungary and Balkans

In Mediterranean

Ottoman Empire

Vassals:

Habsburg Dynasty:

Holy Roman Empire

Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Hungary

Spanish Empire
Non-Habsburg allies:
Moldavia
Transylvania
Wallachia
Tsardom of Russia
Cossack Hetmanate (Muscovite and Polish vassals)
Holy League Allies:
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Duchy of Mantua
Republic of Venice
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Order of Saint John

Inconclusive

End of Ottoman expansion

  • Decline of both the Ottoman and Habsburg empires
  • Prolonged military conflict contributed to decline of both Ottomans and Habsburgs which caused significant shift in the balance of power from both of these empires to the emerging France, Britain and Russia
1527–28 Hungarian Campaign of Ferdinand I Ottoman Empire
Moldavia
Eastern Hungarian Kingdom
Habsburg Austria
Holy Roman Empire
Bohemia Kingdom of Bohemia
Kingdom of Croatia
Royal Hungary
Rascians
Defeat
1529 Hungarian Campaign of Suleiman I Ottoman Empire
Moldavia
Eastern Hungarian Kingdom
Habsburg Austria
Holy Roman Empire
Bohemia Kingdom of Bohemia
Kingdom of Croatia
Royal Hungary
Rascians
Victory
1529–43 Ethiopian–Adal War Adal Sultanate

Ottoman Empire

Ethiopian Empire

Portuguese Empire Portuguese Empire (1541–43)

Stalemate and Status quo ante bellum
1529 1st Ottoman siege of Vienna Ottoman Empire Holy Roman Empire

Spanish Empire
Kabyle soldiers

Defeat
  • Suleiman fails to conquer Vienna
  • Ferdinand unable to counter-attack after Suleiman lays waste to Styria and Habsburg Hungary
1530–52 Little War in Hungary Ottoman Empire

Moldavia
Eastern Hungarian Kingdom
Wallachia
Supported by:
 France

Holy Roman Empire

Royal Hungary
Kingdom of Croatia
Spain
Papal States

Victory
  • Hungary divided into larger Ottoman and smaller Habsburg spheres of influence, as well as a semi-independent Ottoman vassal state of Transylvania
1531 Battle of al-Shihr (1531) Ottoman Empire
Kathiri Sultanate
Portuguese Empire Victory
  • Khoja Zufar prevented the Portuguese from entering al-Shihr, he defeated and drove out the Portuguese forces.[92][93]
1532–55 2nd Ottoman–Safavid War Ottoman Empire Safavid Empire Victory
1533 Expedition of Irakeyn Ottoman Empire Safavid Empire Victory
  • Although the Ottoman army reached Sultaniye under difficult conditions, they could not find any trace of the Shah. From here, the Ottoman army headed towards Baghdad, struggling with the difficult terrain and climatic conditions. Baghdad was easily captured by the Ottoman forces on November 28, 1534, after the Safavid forces under the command of Tekelü Mehmed Khan, who were defending Baghdad, fled the city.
1534 Ottoman conquest of Tunis Ottoman Empire Hafsid dynasty Victory
1535 Habsburgian conquest of Tunis Ottoman Empire
Kingdom of France
Holy Roman Empire

Spain Habsburg Spain

Hafsid dynasty
Kingdom of Portugal
Papal States
Knights of Malta

Defeat
1536–38 Italian War of 1536–1538 Ottoman Empire

Regency of Algiers
Kingdom of France

Holy Roman Empire
Spain Spain
Inconclusive
1536–37 Siege of Klis Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Croatia
Holy Roman Empire
Papal States
Victory
  • Ottomans take Klis
1537–40 Third Ottoman-Venetian war Ottoman Empire
Regency of Algiers

 France

Holy League:
Republic of Venice
Spanish Empire

Republic of Genoa
Papal States
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Knights of Malta

Victory
  • Venice loses most foreign possessions and can no longer take on the Ottoman navy
1538–1560 Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1557) Ottoman Empire

Gujarat Sultanate

Adal Sultanate

Portuguese Empire

Ethiopian Empire Ethiopian Empire

Stalemate
  • Portugal maintains control of the Persian Gulf
  • Ottomans expand their influence in the Red Sea, annexing Yemen and the west bank of the Red Sea (coastal strip of Sudan and Eritrea)
1542–46 Italian War of 1542–1546 Ottoman Empire

Regency of Algiers
 France

Holy Roman Empire

Spain Spain
Kingdom of England

Inconclusive
  • No territorial changes for Ottomans
  • Barbarossa increases Ottoman control over the Mediterranean with the Sack of Nice
1543 Battle of Karagak Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Imereti Defeat
1545 Battle of Sokhoista Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Imereti
Kingdom of Kartli
Principality of Guria
Victory
  • The victory at Sokhoista gave to the Ottomans the upper hand in southwestern Caucasus and allowed them to overrun Samtskhe, where they installed their protégé, atabek Kaikhosro III. Tortum, İspir, and Pasin were detached from Samtskhe and annexed to the Ottoman Empire.
1547 Ottoman invasion of Guria Ottoman Empire Principality of Guria Victory
1551–1559 Spanish-Ottoman War (1550–1560) Ottoman Empire Spain
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Knights of Malta

Saadi Sultanate

Victory
  • Béjaïa under Ottoman rule.
  • Ottomans capture Tripoli.
  • Mahdia was abandoned by Spain.
  • Ottomans temporarily occupy parts of the Balearics.
  • Ottoman supremacy on Mediterranean sea until Battle of Lepanto.
1551 Ottoman conquest of Tripolitania Ottoman Empire Sovereign Military Order of Malta Order of Saint John Victory
1551 Invasion of Gozo Ottoman Empire Sovereign Military Order of Malta Order of Saint John
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Maltese civilians
Victory
  • Gozo population decimated and majority of islanders forced into slavery
1551–59 Italian War of 1551–1559 Ottoman Empire

Kingdom of France
Old Swiss Confederacy Swiss mercenaries
Republic of Siena
Papal States

Holy Roman Empire

Kingdom of England

Inconclusive
  • Spanish-Imperial victory
  • Ottoman victory in the Mediterranean
  • Dragut's numerous victories against Genoese and Habsburgian fleets gives it near dominance in the Mediterranean
  • France occupies Calais from English[100]
  • France cedes Corsica to Genoa after Dragut conquered it for the Franco-Ottoman alliance[100]
1552 Hungarian Campaign of 1552 Ottoman Empire

 Hungary
 Spain
 Bohemia
Holy Roman Empire

Inconclusive
1554/1557–1589 Ottoman conquest of Habesh Ottoman Empire

Medri Bahri

Adal Sultanate

Ethiopian Empire Ethiopian Empire Victory
1554–1576 Ottoman expeditions to Morocco Ottoman Empire

Kingdom of Kuku

Principality of Debdou

Wattasid Sultanate (1554)

Abd al-Malik Forces (1576)

Saadi Sultanate Victory
1557 Campaign of Tlemcen (1557) Ottoman Empire

Kingdom of Beni Abbas

Saadi Sultanate Victory
  • Moroccan failure to conquer Algeria.
1558–66 Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1558–1566) Ottoman Empire

Ajuran Sultanate

Portuguese Empire Inconclusive due to Suleiman the Magnificent death
  • Portuguese tactical victory
1560 Battle of Djerba Ottoman Empire Republic of Genoa

Spanish Empire
Papal States
Duchy of Savoy
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Order of Saint John

Victory
1565–1898 Spanish conquest of the Philippines Sultanate of Sulu
Sultanate of Maguindanao
Confederation of sultanates in Lanao

Supported by:

Spanish Empire Inconclusive
1565 Great Siege of Malta Ottoman Empire
Flag of Kingdom of ait abbas Kingdom of Beni Abbas[102][103]
Defeat
  • Christian Victory
  • Dragut dies in action leading to conflict between remaining Ottoman generals
  • Myth of Ottoman Invincibility in Europe destroyed
1566 Siege of Szigetvár Ottoman Empire Habsburg Empire Victory
  • Suleiman the Magnificent dies in his tent before the final assault.
  • The whole Hungarian-Croatian army (2300–3000) is killed, Miklós IV Zrínyi is killed in the final battle.
  • Miklós IV Zrínyi ordered a fuse be lit to the powder magazine. After cutting down the last of the defenders the Ottoman Army entered the remains of Szigetvár and fell into the trap. 3,000 Turks perished in the explosion.[106][107][108][109]
  • 20,000–30,000 Ottomans were killed.
  • Ottomans captured Szigetvár fortress and it became part of Budin Eyalet

Transformation (1566–1703)

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Date Conflict Ottomans (and allies) Opposition Result
1567–1872 Philippine revolts against Spain Filipino rebel groups Spain Defeat
  • Most revolts failed
1568–1570 Astrakhan Expedition Ottoman Empire
Crimean Khanate
Tsardom of Russia Defeat
1570–1572 Russo-Crimean Wars Crimean Khanate
Ottoman Empire
Tsardom of Russia Defeat
1570–1573 Fourth Ottoman–Venetian War
Ottoman Empire Holy League:
Republic of Venice
Spain Spain
Papal States
Kingdom of Naples
Republic of Genoa
Kingdom of Sicily
Tuscany Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Duchy of Urbino
Duchy of Savoy
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Knights of Malta
Victory
  • Cyprus under Ottoman rule
1571 Battle of Lepanto Ottoman Empire Holy League: Defeat
1574 Conquest of Tunis Ottoman Empire Spain Spanish Empire Victory
  • Ottomans capture Tunis
1576 Capture of Fez Ottoman Empire Saadi Sultanate Victory
  • Ottoman force conquers Fez and then Marrakesh
  • Abd al-Malek assumes rule over Morocco as an Ottoman vassal
1578 Castilian War Brunei
Sulu Sultanate
Maguindanao
Supported by:
Ottoman Empire
Spanish Empire Inconclusive
1578 Battle of Alcácer Quibir Saadi Sultanate
Ottoman Empire
Portuguese Empire Victory
1578–1590 Ottoman–Safavid War of 1578 Ottoman Empire
Crimean Khanate
Safavid Empire
Kingdom of Kartli
Victory
1581 Capture of Muscat (1581) Ottoman Empire Portuguese Empire Victory
1585 Ottoman expedition against the Druze Ottoman Empire Druze Victory
1585–1589 Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1585–1589) in Swahili coast Ottoman Empire