What kind of empire was Ottoman during the 16th and 17th centuries?
A multinational, multilingual empire.
Did it control anything?
Yes
What?
Much of Southeast Europe, for one.
Anything else?
Western Asia,
When was it founded?
1299.
Is it known as something else?
The Ottoman Empire (/ˈɒtəmən/; Ottoman Turkish: دَوْلَتِ عَلِيّهٔ عُثمَانِیّه‎ Devlet-i Aliyye-i Osmâniyye, Modern Turkish: Osmanlı İmparatorluğu or Osmanlı Devleti), also known as the Turkish Empire,
When did they end the Byzantine Empire?
1453
How?
With the conquest of Constantinople.
By whom?
Mehmed the Conqueror.
How many providences did it have in the 17th century?
32.
What happened in 1362 and 1389?
conquests in the Balkans
Who was it founded by?
Murad.