OUTLINES OF TURKISH CHRONOLOGY

              A.D.

              I.              Tartar Empire of the Turks in the north and centre of Asia

              500–700

              II.              Their subjection, education, and silent growth, under the Saracens

              700–1000

              III.              Their Gaznevide Empire in Hindostan

              1000–1200

              IV.              Their Seljukian Empire in Persia and Asia Minor

              1048–1100

              V.              Decline of the Seljukians, yet continuous descent of their kindred tribes to the West

              1100–1300

              VI.              Their Ottoman Empire in Asia, Africa, and Europe, growing for 270 years

              1300–1571

              VII.              Their Ottoman Empire declining for 270 years

              1571–1841