The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923This 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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Once the Turks 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 ...
Once the Turks 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 ...
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splendour of traditional Middle Eastern emperors , dispensing charity , building
mosques and medreses , and favouring scholars and artists . The practical end of
Rum Seljuk rule in Anatolia came with their defeat by the Mongols .
splendour of traditional Middle Eastern emperors , dispensing charity , building
mosques and medreses , and favouring scholars and artists . The practical end of
Rum Seljuk rule in Anatolia came with their defeat by the Mongols .
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It was primarily British companies that exploited the oil finds and Britain looked to
the oil as necessary to their fleet , which ran on Middle Eastern oil . The French
had cultural and economic ties to coastal Syria ( today Lebanon and Syria ) .
It was primarily British companies that exploited the oil finds and Britain looked to
the oil as necessary to their fleet , which ran on Middle Eastern oil . The French
had cultural and economic ties to coastal Syria ( today Lebanon and Syria ) .
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Contents
Origins of the Turks to 1281 | 3 |
The First Ottomans 12811446 | 35 |
The Ottoman Classical Age 14461566 | 67 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923 |
| Author | Justin McCarthy |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Longman, 1997 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 14 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 0582256569, 9780582256569 |
| Length | 406 pages |
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