The Ottoman Empire lasted for about 623 years, from around 1299 until its dissolution in 1922 following World War I
. It began as a small principality under Osman I in northwestern Anatolia and expanded significantly over the centuries, reaching its peak in the 15th and 16th centuries under rulers like Mehmed II and Suleiman the Magnificent
. The empire officially ended in 1922 when it was replaced by the Turkish Republic and other successor states
