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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... became the majority religion in Iran and Transoxania, which was a cultural and economic extension of the Iranian world. Transoxania became a centre of Muslim religion, administration, and culture. Samarkand and Bukhara, the great cities ...
... became the majority religion in Iran and Transoxania, which was a cultural and economic extension of the Iranian world. Transoxania became a centre of Muslim religion, administration, and culture. Samarkand and Bukhara, the great cities ...
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... became Muslims, Middle Eastern rulers were more readily able to use them as they might use any other group of Muslim troops, as mercenaries. By the tenth century the Islamic Empire was breaking into small units, each accepting the rule ...
... became Muslims, Middle Eastern rulers were more readily able to use them as they might use any other group of Muslim troops, as mercenaries. By the tenth century the Islamic Empire was breaking into small units, each accepting the rule ...
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... became an armed force that was dependent on the sultan, one he could, at least in theory, use to discipline recalcitrant Turkish nomads. In utilizing the slave army, the Seljuk sultans made a step toward rule that was independent of ...
... became an armed force that was dependent on the sultan, one he could, at least in theory, use to discipline recalcitrant Turkish nomads. In utilizing the slave army, the Seljuk sultans made a step toward rule that was independent of ...
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... became religious judges and scholars who perpetuated the system. (Although there were no large lecture classes, teaching assistants, or student unions, the system resembles that of modern universities.) The skills the students learned ...
... became religious judges and scholars who perpetuated the system. (Although there were no large lecture classes, teaching assistants, or student unions, the system resembles that of modern universities.) The skills the students learned ...
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... 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 sultans Süleymanşah 1077-1086 1246-1254 Period of Three ...
... 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 sultans Süleymanşah 1077-1086 1246-1254 Period of Three ...
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