The Ottoman empire ruled the near East, dominated the Mediterranean, and terrorized Europe for centuries. However, its origins are obscure. "The beginnings of the Ottoman empire" illuminates the founding of the Empire, drawing on Turkish, Greek, Arabic, and Latin sources as well…
"The Ottoman Empire ruled the near East, dominated the Mediterranean, and terrorized Europe for centuries. However, its origins are obscure. The Beginnings of the Ottoman Empire illuminates the founding of the Empire, drawing on Turkish, Greek, Arabic, and Latin sources as well …
Providing a detailed history of the establishment and early growth of the Ottoman Empire, Foss relates the military, economic, and cultural developments of the time to the political and physical geography of the Ottoman homeland, and especially its relations to the declining Byz…