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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Page 8
... 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 break- ing into small units , each accepting the rule of the Caliph in ...
... 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 break- ing into small units , each accepting the rule of the Caliph in ...
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... Eastern Europe from 1241 onwards is often known in the West , but the Mongol effect on the Middle East was , if anything , worse . The Mongols under Jenghiz Khan had first invaded the Middle East in 1220 , spreading the worst ...
... Eastern Europe from 1241 onwards is often known in the West , but the Mongol effect on the Middle East was , if anything , worse . The Mongols under Jenghiz Khan had first invaded the Middle East in 1220 , spreading the worst ...
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... Eastern oil . The French had cultural and economic ties to coastal Syria ( today Lebanon and Syria ) . They , too , wished to extend their control there . All the European powers had the impetus of making sure that another power did not ...
... Eastern oil . The French had cultural and economic ties to coastal Syria ( today Lebanon and Syria ) . They , too , wished to extend their control there . All the European powers had the impetus of making sure that another power did not ...
Contents
Origins of the Turks to 1281 | 1 |
The First Ottomans 12811446 | 33 |
The Ottoman Classical Age 14461566 | 65 |
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