The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923Longman, 1997 - 406 pages This is an introductory survey of Ottoman history from earliest times to the end of the Empire, written for both students and non-specialists. Although it offers a broad account of events, it is not primarily a political narrative of the Ottoman territories; rather, it investigates the world of the Ottoman Turks themselves, exploring their political, social and economic systems, and examining the lives and customs of ordinary people, as well as of the ruling classes. |
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... able to penetrate into Anatolia , even as far as the gates of Constantinople , but had never been able to hold the territory . By the year 1000 the Byzantines had evolved a system of defence that relied on forti- fiications . The border ...
... able to penetrate into Anatolia , even as far as the gates of Constantinople , but had never been able to hold the territory . By the year 1000 the Byzantines had evolved a system of defence that relied on forti- fiications . The border ...
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... able to place his most able son in a position of power before he died , ensuring the son's succession . The most evident example of this was Selim I , who killed all his sons but Süleyman . In addition to the brutality of such action ...
... able to place his most able son in a position of power before he died , ensuring the son's succession . The most evident example of this was Selim I , who killed all his sons but Süleyman . In addition to the brutality of such action ...
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... able to maximize government revenues or institute authentic financial reforms . Indeed , they were never able even to collect the taxes due under the old system . The power of the central government was developing , but it was still not ...
... able to maximize government revenues or institute authentic financial reforms . Indeed , they were never able even to collect the taxes due under the old system . The power of the central government was developing , but it was still not ...
Contents
Origins of the Turks to 1281 | 1 |
The First Ottomans 12811446 | 33 |
The Ottoman Classical Age 14461566 | 65 |
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Abdülaziz Abdülhamit administration Allies Arab areas Armenian Asia ayans Balkan Wars Balkans Bayezit began Black Sea Bosphorus British Bulgaria bureaucrats Byzantine capital Celali central Anatolia Christian conquest Constantinople Crimea defeated devşirme Diyarbakır eastern Anatolia economic Edirne Egypt enemies European fighting governors Grand Vezir Greek groups guilds houses Iran Iraq Islamic Istanbul İzmir Janissaries Konya land leaders lived Mahmud major makers Mamluk marriage Mehmet Mehmet II merchants Middle East Middle Eastern military modern mosques Murat Murat IV Muslim Mustafa nationalism nationalist needed nineteenth century officials Osman Ottoman army Ottoman Empire Ottoman Europe Ottoman government Ottoman system palace Paşa peasants political population provinces rebels reform refugees region reign religion religious revolt rule rulers Rum Seljuks Russians Safavids schools Selim Serbia slaves soldiers Süleyman sultan Syria Tanzimat Tatars taxes territory Thrace timar took trade traditional troops Turkish Turkish nomads Turks villages wars Western women