The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923Justin 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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Page 48
The new soldiers were trained in Ottoman ways and melded into units that were
dependent solely on the sultan and part of no old Turkish organization . Bayezit
augmented the slave army with children taken from Christian villages , raised by
...
The new soldiers were trained in Ottoman ways and melded into units that were
dependent solely on the sultan and part of no old Turkish organization . Bayezit
augmented the slave army with children taken from Christian villages , raised by
...
Page 55
The first two Ottoman sultans made use of slaves as commanders and soldiers ,
but the Ottoman state slave system formally began under Murat I . Tradition and
law gave the sultan one - fifth of all booty taken by his troops . Murat took much of
...
The first two Ottoman sultans made use of slaves as commanders and soldiers ,
but the Ottoman state slave system formally began under Murat I . Tradition and
law gave the sultan one - fifth of all booty taken by his troops . Murat took much of
...
Page 168
Ottoman armies now had to stand against Austrian armies that depended on
massed firepower from foot soldiers . Large cavalry units were increasingly
superfluous . As a result , the sipahi cavalry gradually disappeared . By the
middle of the ...
Ottoman armies now had to stand against Austrian armies that depended on
massed firepower from foot soldiers . Large cavalry units were increasingly
superfluous . As a result , the sipahi cavalry gradually disappeared . By the
middle of the ...
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Contents
Origins of the Turks to 1281 | 1 |
The First Ottomans 12811446 33 2 The First Ottomans 12811446 | 36 |
The Ottoman Classical Age 14461566 | 65 |
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| Title | The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923 |
| Author | Justin McCarthy |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Longman, 1997 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 8 Jan 2010 |
| ISBN | 0582256550, 9780582256552 |
| Length | 406 pages |
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