Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire
The atlas holds 13 people and 25 moments here, from 1333 to 1919. The most recorded lives are Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Suleiman the Magnificent and Florence Nightingale.
Notable people
Baháʼu'lláh
in 1863
1 moment here
Baháʼu'lláh (Mírzá Ḥusayn-ʻAlí Núrí) was an Iranian religious leader and founder of the Baháʼí Faith.…
Florence Nightingale
from 1854 to 1856
3 moments here
English social reformer, statistician, and nursing pioneer. Nightingale’s documented movements span childhood homes in England; travel and nursing…
Gustave Flaubert
in 1850
1 moment here
French novelist and major exponent of literary realism, best known for Madame Bovary, Salammbô, Sentimental Education, Three Tales, and his extensive…
Hans Christian Andersen
in 1841
1 moment here
Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…
Ibn Battuta
in 1333
1 moment here
Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…
Imam Shamil
in 1869
2 moments here
Avar imam, political and military leader of the Caucasian Imamate, and principal leader of North Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia during the…
Le Corbusier
in 1911
1 moment here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
Mark Twain
in 1867
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Mimar Sinan
from 1512 to 1588
2 moments here
Mimar Sinan was the Ottoman Empire’s chief architect and a military engineer under Süleyman I, Selim II, and Murad III.…
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
in 1846
1 moment here
Ottoman Albanian military commander and wālī of Egypt from 1805 to 1848. Muhammad Ali consolidated power in Egypt, undertook campaigns in Arabia and…
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
from 1899 to 1919
6 moments here
Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…
Suleiman the Magnificent
from 1526 to 1566
4 moments here
Ottoman sultan from 1520 to 1566, known in Ottoman tradition as Kanuni, the Lawgiver. Born at Trabzon and educated for dynastic rule, Suleiman…
William Makepeace Thackeray
in 1844
1 moment here
English novelist, illustrator, journalist, lecturer, and editor, best known for Vanity Fair.…
Moments
- 1333 Spends a month in Constantinople Ibn Battuta
- 1512 Sent to Constantinople for Janissary training Mimar Sinan
- 1526 Departs Constantinople for Hungary Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1543 Returns to Istanbul from Hungary Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1553 Departs Istanbul for final Safavid campaign Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1566 Leaves Constantinople on final campaign Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1588 Death in Constantinople Mimar Sinan
- 1841 Arrives in Constantinople Hans Christian Andersen
- 1844 Near Eastern tour: Constantinople William Makepeace Thackeray
- 1846 Visit and reconciliation in Istanbul Muhammad Ali of Egypt
- 1850 Five-week stay in Constantinople Gustave Flaubert
- 1854 Arrival at Scutari Barracks Florence Nightingale
- 1855 Return to Scutari during cholera outbreak Florence Nightingale
- 1856 Return to Scutari before departure Florence Nightingale
- 1863 Arrival in Constantinople Baháʼu'lláh
- 1867 Views Constantinople from the Bosporus Mark Twain
- 1869 Reception at Topkapı Palace Imam Shamil
- 1869 Audience at Dolmabahçe Palace Imam Shamil
- 1899 Enters the Ottoman Military Academy Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1905 Graduates from the Military College Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1909 Marches to the outskirts of Constantinople Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1911 Constantinople on Voyage d'Orient Le Corbusier
- 1912 Returns to Constantinople Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1918 Returns to occupied Constantinople Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1919 Departs Istanbul aboard Bandırma Mustafa Kemal Atatürk