The Tigris and Euphrates rivers run through the heart of the Middle East and merge in the area of Mesopotamia known as the cradle of civilization. In their long and volatile political history the sixteenth century ushered in a rare era of stability and integration. A... Lees meer.
In 1807 the reformist Sultan Selim III was overthrown in a palace coup enacted by the elite special forces of the day-the Janissaries. The Ottomans were bankrupt and had been forced to make peace with Napoleon after Austerlitz but it was Selim III s efforts to reform... Lees meer.
The Time of Joseph Haydn. From Sultan Mahmud I to Sultan Mahmud II r.1730-1839 the second volume of Ottoman Empire and European Theatre explores the relationship between Western playwrights composers and visual artists of the eighteenth-century and Turkish-Ottoman... Lees meer.
Sultan Mehmet II the Grand Turk known to his countrymen as Fatih the Conqueror and to much of Europe as the present Terror of the World was once the most feared and powerful ruler in the world. The seventh of his line to rule the Ottoman Turks Mehmet was barely... Lees meer.
Spies Scandals and Sultans is the first English translation of a fascinating and acidly critical portrait of the Ottoman capital of Istanbul during the days of the Sultan Abd al-Hamid. This is the first time that the text written by an Egyptian journalist and politic... Lees meer.
Suleiman was the most famous sultan of the Ottoman empire in the sixteenth century. His reign meant an increase of interest in art expanded regions under Muslim law and hundreds of thousands of men employed in the army ready to fight wars against surrounding nations... Lees meer.
Discover the captivating world of the Ottoman Empire with Ottoman Empire. The Sultan s Domain - a remarkable book bundle that takes you on a journey through the rise and fall of one of history s most influential empires. Dive into the rich tapestry of Ottoman histor... Lees meer.
The Chief Black Eunuch appointed personally by the Sultan had both the ear of the leader of a vast Islamic Empire and held power over a network of spies and informers including eunuchs and slaves throughout Constantinople and beyond. The story of these remarkable ind... Lees meer.
Tsar and Sultan offers a unique insight into Russian Orientalism as the intellectual force behind Russian-Ottoman encounters. Through war diaries and memoirs accounts of captivity and diplomatic correspondences Victor Taki s analysis of military documents demonstrate... Lees meer.
Step into the world of the late 13th century a time when the Anatolian plains were fractured kingdoms crumbled and new powers emerged from the shadows of empires. From Nomad to Sultan. Osman I chronicles the extraordinary rise of a tribal leader who would lay the fo... Lees meer.
Ottoman naval technology underwent a transformation under the rule of Sultan Selim III. New types of sailing warships such as two- and three-decked galleons frigates and corvettes began to dominate the Ottoman fleet rendering the galley-type oared ships obsolete. This... Lees meer.
Hero or Monster. Empire of Clay. The Reign of Moulay Ismail Sultan of Morocco 1672-1727 assesses contrasting views of Morocco s longest-serving monarch. On the surface Moulay Ismail s 55-year reign was momentous. he consolidated a new dynasty the Alaouites he... Lees meer.
Judaism Christianity and Islam - the three scriptural monotheisms still often studied separately - are here intertwined within a historical frame. The approach outlined in this lecture pivots around the Qur an as it emerged in seventh-century Arabia on the peripherie... Lees meer.
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Discover the captivating world of the Ottoman Empire with Ottoman Empire. The Sultan s Domain - a remarkable book bundle that takes you on a journey through the rise and fall of one of history s most influential empires.... Lees meer.
The Dhufar revolution in Oman 1965-1976 was the longest running major armed struggle in the history of the Arabian Peninsula Britain s last classic colonial war in the region and one of the highlights of the Cold War in the Middle East.Monsoon Revolution retrieves t... Lees meer.
