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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Page 25
Known as gazis ( in Arabic , ghāzī , or fighters for Islam ) , they conquered to
extend the power of their religion . ... East was accompanied by new justification
– the ghazāh , a holy war – and better chances for booty , but the gazis were
fighting ...
Known as gazis ( in Arabic , ghāzī , or fighters for Islam ) , they conquered to
extend the power of their religion . ... East was accompanied by new justification
– the ghazāh , a holy war – and better chances for booty , but the gazis were
fighting ...
Page 124
Those who remained as fighting men commonly became part of the timar system
, supported by the proceeds from villagers ' taxes and available for war when
needed . Turkish leaders who had been granted timars ( timarlı sipahis ) kept
their ...
Those who remained as fighting men commonly became part of the timar system
, supported by the proceeds from villagers ' taxes and available for war when
needed . Turkish leaders who had been granted timars ( timarlı sipahis ) kept
their ...
Page 164
Away from the old discipline of the corps , the fighting quality of the Janissaries
degenerated . ... for them in wars , remaining in the capital and working at their
other jobs while the substitutes ( almost always inferior fighters ) fought for them .
Away from the old discipline of the corps , the fighting quality of the Janissaries
degenerated . ... for them in wars , remaining in the capital and working at their
other jobs while the substitutes ( almost always inferior fighters ) fought for them .
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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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| 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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