The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923Routledge, 2014 M06 6 - 424 pages Justin McCarthy's introductory survey traces the whole history of the Ottoman Turks from their obscure beginnings in central Asia, through the establishment and rise of the Ottoman Empire to its collapse after World War One under the pressures of nationalism. Vividly illustrated with many maps, this introductory overview is designed for non-specialists but is written with great authority and with access to original sources. It fills an important gap for an authoritative but accessible account of the rise of one of the world's great civilizations. |
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... western India to the Atlantic Ocean in a vast empire. No other state of the time could compare to it. Charlemagne (ruled 771– 814) and the Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid (ruled 786–809) of Arabian Nights fame both ruled at the same time ...
... western India to the Atlantic Ocean in a vast empire. No other state of the time could compare to it. Charlemagne (ruled 771– 814) and the Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid (ruled 786–809) of Arabian Nights fame both ruled at the same time ...
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... western part of the region south of the Caucasus Mountains , came to them in this way in 1054. In the same way , eastern Anatolia ( today , eastern Turkey ) began to be occupied by the nomads . When the Byzantine Emperor attempted to ...
... western part of the region south of the Caucasus Mountains , came to them in this way in 1054. In the same way , eastern Anatolia ( today , eastern Turkey ) began to be occupied by the nomads . When the Byzantine Emperor attempted to ...
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... western, northern, and central Anatolia largely had become Hellenized. In eastern Anatolia, Christian groups considered heretics by the Byzantine Greek Orthodox Christians held sway. The largest of these groups, the Armenians, had ...
... western, northern, and central Anatolia largely had become Hellenized. In eastern Anatolia, Christian groups considered heretics by the Byzantine Greek Orthodox Christians held sway. The largest of these groups, the Armenians, had ...
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... western Iran to the border of the Germanic Empire of Henry II (1002–24). The Byzantines had lost Syria and Egypt to the Arab Muslims in the seventh century, but had held Anatolia. Indeed, Anatolia had become the military mainstay of the ...
... western Iran to the border of the Germanic Empire of Henry II (1002–24). The Byzantines had lost Syria and Egypt to the Arab Muslims in the seventh century, but had held Anatolia. Indeed, Anatolia had become the military mainstay of the ...
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... western and southern Anatolia . The Turks of Anatolia became isolated from other regions of the Middle East ; Islam fought the Third Crusade ( 1189–92 ) without assistance from those Turks , its most warlike champions . The Rum Seljuk ...
... western and southern Anatolia . The Turks of Anatolia became isolated from other regions of the Middle East ; Islam fought the Third Crusade ( 1189–92 ) without assistance from those Turks , its most warlike champions . The Rum Seljuk ...
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