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The rise of the Ottoman Empire (12991453) refers to the period which started with the weakening of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum in the very early 14th century .\r
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The rise of the Ottoman Empire (12991453) refers to the period which started with the weakening of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum in the very early 14th century .\r
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Eng/Turkish/Nat Turkish archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a once magnificent palace in the heart of Istanbul. The Great Palace of Byzantium was .