TRENDEAtlas of the Sultans · Cities

When did Sivas become Ottoman?

Today: Turkey

516years under Ottoman rule

Sivas came under Ottoman rule in 1398; it remained an Ottoman city until the end of the empire. It changed hands in between; there are 2 separate Ottoman periods.

Sivas
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1398–1400 · 2 years1408–until 1922 · 514 years

Chronology

  1. 1398
    Became Ottoman

    After Kadı Burhaneddin's death the city passed to the Ottomans.

    Sultan: Bayezid I
  2. 1400
    Left Ottoman rule

    Timur besieged and took the city, which suffered heavy damage.

    Sultan: Bayezid I
  3. 1408
    Became Ottoman

    After fierce resistance the city fell to the Ottomans a second time.

  4. 1919
    Note

    From 4 to 11 September 1919 the Sivas Congress of the national struggle met here.

    Sultan: Mehmed VI

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 “Sivas–Amasya–Tokat (Rum)”. 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 1398

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