Lords of the horizons : a history of the Ottoman Empire.
Goodwin, Jason, 1964-
Lords of the horizons : a history of the Ottoman Empire. - London : Vintage, 1999. - 288 pages : illustrations
Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 1998.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A history of the Ottoman Turks, founders of an empire lasting 600 years and stretching from the Persian Gulf to Hungary, to Algeria. The author describes the harems, the artistic and technological achievements--the cannon was first used by them in the siege of Constantinople--and the religious tolerance to which he attributes the empire's longevity.
0099994003 9780099994008
GB98V4105 bnb
009050849 Uk
1288-1918
Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
Empire ottoman--Histoire.
Turkey.
History.
DR486 .G66 1999
956.1/015 956.015
Lords of the horizons : a history of the Ottoman Empire. - London : Vintage, 1999. - 288 pages : illustrations
Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 1998.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A history of the Ottoman Turks, founders of an empire lasting 600 years and stretching from the Persian Gulf to Hungary, to Algeria. The author describes the harems, the artistic and technological achievements--the cannon was first used by them in the siege of Constantinople--and the religious tolerance to which he attributes the empire's longevity.
0099994003 9780099994008
GB98V4105 bnb
009050849 Uk
1288-1918
Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
Empire ottoman--Histoire.
Turkey.
History.
DR486 .G66 1999
956.1/015 956.015