Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire
Selcuk Aksin Somel
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Description for Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations & Historical Eras. Num Pages: 576 pages, 37 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDT; GBC; HBJ; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 45. Weight in Grams: 980.
The Ottoman Empire, like its eventual rival the Habsburg Empire, was a dynastic kingdom whose rule encompassed most of the Middle East, most of North Africa, and parts of Europe at its peak in the mid-17th century. Osman I founded the Ottoman Empire in the early 14th century, and subsequent rulers, or Sultans, rapidly expanded the boundaries of the territory. In the 15th and 16th centuries the Ottomans conquered Constantinople, putting an end to the powerful Byzantine Empire and expanded north into Europe, becoming a major player in European politics. At the beginning of the 20th century, the power of ... Read more
The Ottoman Empire, like its eventual rival the Habsburg Empire, was a dynastic kingdom whose rule encompassed most of the Middle East, most of North Africa, and parts of Europe at its peak in the mid-17th century. Osman I founded the Ottoman Empire in the early 14th century, and subsequent rulers, or Sultans, rapidly expanded the boundaries of the territory. In the 15th and 16th centuries the Ottomans conquered Constantinople, putting an end to the powerful Byzantine Empire and expanded north into Europe, becoming a major player in European politics. At the beginning of the 20th century, the power of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations & Historical Eras
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810871687
SKU
V9780810871687
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About Selcuk Aksin Somel
Selcuk Aksin Somel is assistant professor of Ottoman History in the Department of History at Bilkent University in Ankara. He is a corresponding member of the Turkish Historical Association, a member of the Foundation of Economic and Social History of Turkey, and a member of the Middle East Studies Association of North America.
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire
In this updated and expanded edition of his 2003 work, Somel (Ottoman history, Bilkent Univ., Turkey) charts the rise and decline of the Ottoman Empire. He opens with a chronology of events from 1040 to 1924 and a 30-plus-page introduction highlighting major happenings. The alphabetically arranged entries that follow cover historical, political, and cultural events and people in a readable ... Read more