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Ottoman Empire 1326-1699, The

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Essential Histories - Ancient Period - 1500 A.D.

Last Stocked on 4/12/2020

Product Info

Title
Ottoman Empire 1326-1699, The
Publisher
Category
Author
Stephen Turnbull
Publish Year
2003
Pages
96
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398869
MFG. Part #
OSPESS062
Type
Softcover
Series
ESS62

Description

The Ottoman Empire and its conflicts provide one of the longest continuous narratives in military history. Its rulers were never overthrown by a foreign power and no usurper succeeded in taking the throne. At its height under the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the Empire became the most powerful state in the world - a multi-national, multilingual empire that stretched from Vienna to the upper Arab peninsula. With Suleiman's death began the gradual decline to the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699 in which the Ottoman Empire lost much of its European territory. This volume covers the main campaigns and the part played by such elite troops as the Janissaries and the Sipahis, as well as exploring the social and economic impact of the conquests.