The Ottoman dynasty was first established in the 12th century and later emerged into the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century. The Ottoman's came to power when they conquered the eastern territories of the Byzantine Empire, and later took more of the Byzantine lands in western Turkey and Southeastern Europe. Another way the Ottoman's came to power was in 1453, when they conquered Constantinople, which was the capital of the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine Empire kept …
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…they imposed crippling taxes on the empires they conquered, and in Greece they took male children to work for the family and the girls they took to work in the sultan's harem. Those actions led to many rebellions throughout the empire. The Ottoman Empire fell during World War 1, as Turkey was fighting on the loosing end of the war, and in 1923 Turkey became a republic. The present day country of the Ottoman Empire is Turkey.