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Ottoman wars in Africa
Series of military conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and various African states / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ottoman Empire was founded at the beginning of the 14th century. Beginning in the 16th century, it also began acquiring possessions following series of wars in coastal North Africa.
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