F 1 5* UNIVERSAL ERUDITION. 



faced that of Saracen and Arab. Thefe 

 people therefore united, formed only one nation, 

 and gave themielves the title of Mufiulmans, or 

 t ue believers' The Caliphs, fucceffors of Ma- 

 homet, extended their dominions on every fide-- 

 i. Ottoman, whofe origin and time of birth is 

 uncertain, made himfelf matter of the power 

 and territories of all the other Caliphs and Sol- 

 tfans who then reigned in the Eaft : he laid the 

 foundation of that empire, which is called Ox- 

 toman, from his name, and took the title of Sul- 

 tan. This happened in the year 1303. His 

 fucceffors were, 2. Orchan : 3. Amurath : 4. 

 Bajazet : 5. Izazebel : 6. Solyman : 7. Mofes; 

 S.Mahomet: 9. Amurath II. 16. and laftly,' 

 Mahomet II. 



V. In the fecond part of the hifiory of ther 

 Ottoman empire, we fee Mahomet II. overthrow 

 the empire of the Greeks in the Eaft, make him- 

 ielf matter of Conftantinople, and there ettablifh 

 the feat of his monarchy, and take to himfelf 

 the title of Emperor and Grand Seignior. This 

 great event happened en the 29th of May, in the 

 year 145^. T he fucceflbrs of Mahomet II. were, 

 i. Bajazet II. 2. Srlim : 3. Solyman II. 4. Se- 

 lim II. 5. Amurath III. 6. Mahomet III. 7. 

 Achmet : 8. Mufbpha : 9. Ofman : 10 Amu- 

 rath IV. ii. Ibrahim : 12. Mahomet IV. 13. 

 Solyman III. 14. Achmet II. 15. Maflapha II. 

 16. Achmet III. 17. {Vlaftaphalll. which makes 

 in all, from the firft period to Mahomet II. ten 



Sul, 



