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The Ottomans expanded into the Balkan Peninsula, including the notable conquest of Constantinople in 1453 which then became Istanbul, a significant city for trade between Europe and Asia.
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The Ottomans expanded into the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe. Under the leadership of Orhan I, the son of Osman, the Ottoman territory expanded into Europe in 1354, including parts of modern-day Greece, Bulgaria, and Thrace. Especially notable was their conquest of Constantinople in 1453, which they renamed Istanbul, and it became a bustling metropolis. Under rulers like Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottomans nearly captured Vienna and exerted control over trade in the western Mediterranean as well as the Silk Road trade routes. Their dominance extended across the eastern Mediterranean by the end of the fifteenth century.
