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When did Muğla become Ottoman?

Today: Turkey

508years under Ottoman rule

Muğla came under Ottoman rule in 1390; it remained an Ottoman city until the end of the empire. It changed hands in between; there are 3 separate Ottoman periods.

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1390–1402 · 12 years1424–1919 · 495 years1921–until 1922 · 1 years

Chronology

  1. 1390
    Became Ottoman

    In Bayezid I's campaign against the Anatolian principalities the Balat and Muğla branches of Menteşe were taken.

    Sultan: Bayezid I
  2. 1402
    Left Ottoman rule

    After the Battle of Ankara Timur handed the area back to the Menteşe dynasty.

    Sultan: Bayezid I
  3. 1424
    Became Ottoman

    Murad II took the Menteşe lands and the principality came to an end.

    Sultan: Murad II
  4. 1919
    Left Ottoman rule

    It was occupied by Italy on 23 July 1919.

    Sultan: Mehmed VI
  5. 1921
    Became Ottoman

    The city was liberated on 5 July 1921.

How the total is counted: years of actual Ottoman rule are added up. Temporary occupations shorter than a year (that were reversed) are not subtracted; they appear as notes in the chronology.

In the atlas

On the atlas map the city lies in the region “Aydın–Saruhan–Menteşe”. Map colours work at region level, so the city's own dates may differ from the region's by a few years.

Open the map in 1390

Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “MUĞLA” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.