The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923Routledge, 2014 M06 6 - 424 pages Justin 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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... conquest , a great tradition of government had evolved for centuries in Iran , Iraq , and Syria . The system drew from both old Persian practices of government and from Islamic tradition . The state was theoretically an ordered ...
... conquest , a great tradition of government had evolved for centuries in Iran , Iraq , and Syria . The system drew from both old Persian practices of government and from Islamic tradition . The state was theoretically an ordered ...
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... conquests and disintegration of the Seljuk Empire The empire of the Seljuks , known as the Great Seljuk Empire to ... conquest of Syria . An independent Turkish lord , Atsız , took Jerusalem in 1071 and Damascus in 1076 , driving out ...
... conquests and disintegration of the Seljuk Empire The empire of the Seljuks , known as the Great Seljuk Empire to ... conquest of Syria . An independent Turkish lord , Atsız , took Jerusalem in 1071 and Damascus in 1076 , driving out ...
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... conquests ended , the allegiance of the nomads tended to disappear . The last Great Seljuk sultan , Sanjar , attempted to reconstitute Seljuk rule in eastern Iran , but was captured by Turkish nomads , held prisoner for three years ...
... conquests ended , the allegiance of the nomads tended to disappear . The last Great Seljuk sultan , Sanjar , attempted to reconstitute Seljuk rule in eastern Iran , but was captured by Turkish nomads , held prisoner for three years ...
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... conquests in the East . Under Basil II ( 976–1025 ) , they ruled an empire that stretched from western Iran to the border of the Germanic Pecs Kutais Manzikert Belgrade Cherson Caffa Vidin Adrianople Trebizond Ochrida 18 The Ottoman ...
... conquests in the East . Under Basil II ( 976–1025 ) , they ruled an empire that stretched from western Iran to the border of the Germanic Pecs Kutais Manzikert Belgrade Cherson Caffa Vidin Adrianople Trebizond Ochrida 18 The Ottoman ...
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... conquests . By the time troops could be organized to fight them they had moved on to new attacks . In this way the ... conquest . Within a few years the nomads had raided across Anatolia , almost to the city of Constantinople . Turkish ...
... conquests . By the time troops could be organized to fight them they had moved on to new attacks . In this way the ... conquest . Within a few years the nomads had raided across Anatolia , almost to the city of Constantinople . Turkish ...
Contents
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2 The First Ottomans 12811446 | 33 |
3 The Ottoman Classical Age 14461566 | 65 |
4 The Ottoman State | 101 |
5 Destabilization 15661789 | 145 |
6 Imperialism and Nationalism | 193 |
7 Environment and Life | 213 |
8 Turkish Society and Personal Life | 259 |
9 Reform 17891912 | 283 |
10 The Human Disaster | 327 |
11 The Great War 191218 | 347 |
12 Revival 191823 | 369 |
Glossary | 389 |
Index | 393 |
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Abdülhamit administration Allies Arab areas Armenian Balkans Bayezit became began Black Sea British Bulgaria bureaucrats Byzantine Caliph Çandarlı capital Celali central Anatolia Christian conquered conquest Constantinople defeated devşirme Diyarbakır eastern Anatolia economic Edirne Egypt enemies European fighting forces governors Grand Vezir Greek groups guilds houses imperial Iran Iraq Islamic Istanbul İzmir Janissaries Konya land leaders lived Mamluk Mehmet Mehmet II merchants Middle East Middle Eastern military millet modern Mongol mosques Murat Murat II Muslim Mustafa nationalism nationalist needed officials Osman Ottoman army Ottoman Empire Ottoman Europe Ottoman government Ottoman system palace Paşa political population provinces rebels reform refugees region reign religion religious revolt rule rulers Rum Seljuks Russians Safavids schools Selim Seljuk Empire Serbia slaves soldiers Süleyman sultan Syria Tanzimat taxes territory threat throne timars took trade traditional troops Turkish Turkish nomads Turkish notables Turks ulema vakıfs villages Western women