Ottoman Centuries: The Definitive History of the Ottoman Empire from Legendary Osman I to Ataturk - Softcover

Kinross, Lord

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0688080936 ISBN 13: 9780688080938

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 1979

Synopsis

The Ottoman Empire began in 1300 under the almost legendary Osman I, reached its apogee in the sixteenth century under Suleiman the Magnificent, whose forces threatened the gates of Vienna, and gradually diminished thereafter until Mehmed VI was sent into exile by Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk).

In this definitive history of the Ottoman Empire, Lord Kinross, painstaking historian and superb writer, never loses sight of the larger issues, economic, political, and social. At the same time he delineates his characters with obvious zest, displaying them in all their extravagance, audacity and, sometimes, ruthlessness.

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The Ottoman Empire began in 1300 under the almost legendary Osman I, reached its apogee in the sixteenth century under Suleiman the Magnificent, whose forces threatened the gates of Vienna, and gradually diminished thereafter until Mehmed VI was sent into exile by Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk).

In this definitive history of the Ottoman Empire, Lord Kinross, painstaking historian and superb writer, never loses sight of the larger issues, economic, political, and social. At the same time he delineates his characters with obvious zest, displaying them in all their extravagance, audacity and, sometimes, ruthlessness.

Edition details

• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0688080936
• ISBN 13: 9780688080938
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 640