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Ottomans

Khans, Caesars and Caliphs

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A history of the Ottoman Empire from before Osman I in the 1280s until after Abdülmecid II in 1924.

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Basic Books
Language
English
Pages
543

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First Sentence

"Historians are known for their love of maps, which illuminate not only the physical contours of their geographic subjects but also the ambitious mindsets of their makers."

Table of Contents

Contents Page v
Author's Note Page vii
Maps Page x
Introduction: The White Castle Page 1
1. The beginning: Gazi Osman and Orhan Page 14
2. The Sultan and His Converted Slaves: Murad I Page 34
3. Resurrecting the Dynasty: Bayezid I, Mehmed I, and Murad II Page 52
4. Conquering the Second Rome: Mehmed II Page 72
5. A Renaissance Prince: Mehmed II Page 96
6. A Pious Leader Faces Enemies at Home and Abroad: Bayezid II Page 113
7. Magnificence: From Salem I to the First Ottoman Caliph, Suleiman I Page 130
8. Sultanic Saviours Page 159
9. The Ottoman Age of Discovery Page 165
10. No Way Like the ‘Ottoman Way’ Page 188
11. Harem Means Home Page 203
12. Bearded Men and Beardless Youths Page 229
13. Being Ottoman, Being Roman: From Murad III to Osman II Page 240
14. Return of the Gazi: Mehmed IV Page 269
15. A Jewish Messiah in the Ottoman Palace Page 287
16. The Second Siege of Vienna and the Sweet Waters of Europe: From Mehmed IV to Ahmed III Page 301
17. Reform: Breaking the Cycle of Rebellion from Selim III to Abdülaziz I Page 328
18. Repression:L A Modern Caliph, Abdühamid II Page 363
19. Looking Within: The Ottoman Orient Page 381
20. Saving the Dynasty from Itself: Young Turks Page 395
21. The Genocide of the Armenians and the First World War: Talat Pasha Page 422
22. The End: Gazi Mustafa Kenmal Page 453
Conclusion: The Ottoman Past Endures Page 462
Acknowledgments Page 469
List of Ottoman Rulers and Their Reigns Page 470
Notes Page 472
Index Page 525

Edition Notes

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New York, USA
Copyright Date
2021

Classifications

Library of Congress
DS485

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Format
hardcover
Pagination
xv, 543p
Number of pages
543
Weight
848 grams

ID Numbers

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OL33925346M
ISBN 13
9781473695719

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