Douglas A. Howard stresses the crucial role of the Ottoman sultans and their extended household, discusses the evolution of the empire's fiscal model, and analyzes favorite works of Ottoman literature ...

Prussia was undoubtedly one of the most important actors in Europe’s Early- and Late Modern periods. It has a fascinating ...

Cornell Fleischer, who specialized in the history of the Ottoman Empire and the greater Islamic world at the University of Chicago, was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship — frequently referred to as the ...

Introduction / Suraiya N. Faroqhi -- An expanding empire -- The Ottomans, 1451-1603: a political history introduction / Kate Fleet -- Ottoman expansion in the Europe, ca. 1453-1606 / Palmira Brummett ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Ian Morris GOD’S SHADOW Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World By ...

The Ottoman Empire spanned more than 600 years. The history is laden with the legacy of the empire in the Middle East and ...

Acknowledgements -- A note on spelling and transliteration -- List of figures. Introduction. Part 1 Approaching the sources : Texts in context: relating primary to secondary sources -- The trouble ...

Suleyman the Magnificent had his hand on Christendom’s throat. He could paralyze all of Europe’s trade at the drop of a Turkish turban and had more Christian subjects massed under his rule than any ...

Buried beneath Grant Gardens in the British city are the remains of 29 Turkish soldiers. This significant discovery was made ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...