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The Ottoman Empire was an important state that comprised vast territories in North Africa, Southeast Europe and the Middle East and lasted from 1299 to 1922.
By the mid-nineteenth century, nationalist and imperialist pressures began to threaten political stability and weaken the Ottoman Empire. Several distinct ethnicities began to claim territorial autonomy. During this period the Otopano Empire was nicknamed The Weak Man of Europe.
The Ottoman Empire participated in World War I, alongside the allied Germany, being quickly defeated. From then on, the Ottoman Empire was extinguished, giving rise to a republic, Turkey.
