Names of the Ottoman Empire Totally Explained

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The state of the Ottomans which began as part of the Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate and became an independent Empire, has been known historically by different names at different periods and in various languages. This page surveys the history of these names and their usage.

Beylik Phase

Modern Turkish: Osmanlı Beyliği;

State Phase, 1299

The first declaration of statehood happened under Osman I.

“Âl-i Osman”

Empire Phase, 1453

With the conquest of Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1453, the Ottoman State officially became an Empire.

Medieval Latin: Turchia

Medieval Latin: Imperium Turcicum

English: Turkey (derived from Medieval Latin); the current use of the name Turkey refers to the Republic of Turkey which succeeded the Ottoman Empire in 1923

English: Turkish Empire, Ottoman Empire, Osmanic Empire, Osmanian Empire

Ottoman Turkish/Persian: Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye (The Sublime Ottoman State)

Ottoman Turkish/Persian: Devlet-i Âliye (The Sublime State)

Ottoman Turkish/Persian: Devlet-i Ebed-Müddet (The Eternal State)

Ottoman Turkish/Persian: Memâlik-i Mahrûse (The Well-Protected Domains)

Ottoman Turkish/Persian: Memâlik-i Mahrûse-i Osmanî (The Well-Protected Domains of the Ottomans)

Modern Turkish: (Ottoman Empire),

Arabic: Ad-Dawlatu l-ˤĀlīatu l-ˤUthmānīatu (The Sublime Ottoman State)

Bulgarian:

In diplomatic circles, the Ottoman government was often referred to as the "Sublime Porte", a literal translation of the Ottoman Turkish Bâb-ı Âlî, which was the only gate of the imperial Topkapı Palace that was open to foreigners, and where the Sultan, Grand Vizier or Viziers greeted the ambassadors.

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