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History of the Ottoman Empire Crossword Puzzle

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The Ottoman Empire existed for over six hundred years. This crossword mostly consists of clues to facts about its history.
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      1. The Ottoman government suffered one of these in 1912 and 1913
      4. First Romanian king after independence from Ottoman Empire
      7. Syrian city once part of the Ottoman Empire
      9. Ottoman Empire was founded towards the end of the Middle ___
      10. Name of six Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
      11. The fez was a popular one of these in the Ottoman Empire
      13. Serbian town besieged by the Ottomans in the 16th century
      14. Balkan region that fell inside the Ottoman Empire
      19. Arranged finances
      22. Ruined African city that was inside the Ottoman Empire
      23. Type of cavalry used in Ottoman army
      24. Ocean that the Ottoman Empire never quite reached
      26. Empire conquered by Ottomans in 1453
      28. With 35 across. Ruler during the Ottoman Interregnum
      30. Chinese ruler who founded the People's Republic
      32. European capital conquered by Ottomans in 1458
      34. Agricultural business
      35. With 28 across. Ruler during the Ottoman Interregnum
      36. Type of food you might have expected to eat in the Ottoman Empire?
      37. Military title used by Muslim armies, including the Ottomans

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      1. African country south of former Ottoman territory
      2. Kara Mustafa ___, Grand Vizier of Ottoman Empire, 1676-83
      3. An ottoman is one of these
      4. Term for group of countries, many of which were once part of Ottoman Empire (abbr.)
      5. Eastern ___ Empire, alternative name for 26 across
      6. Former kingdom of western 18 down
      8. Modern country involved in 1683 Battle of Vienna against the Ottomans
      12. Ottoman city (now in Israel) besieged by Napoleon in 1799
      15. Overenthusiastic praise of something's characteristics
      16. First Ottoman Sultan
      17. People who came under Ottoman rule under terms of 27 down
      18. Modern day country at heart of Ottoman Empire
      20. Italian city-state that lost its overseas territories to the Ottomans in the 15th century
      21. Damage, contaminate
      24. Related through the male line - like the Ottoman Sultans!
      25. Ottoman Empire had territory on this continent
      26. Sea that bordered parts of the Ottoman Empire
      27. Treaty of ___, ended the Ottoman-Safavid War
      29. European capital that was under Ottoman rule for nearly 500 years
      30. Submissive and quiet
      31. Asian river found between China and Russia
      33. Steal or catch - the Ottomans did this to gain a lot of territory!