Encyclopedia of the Ottoman EmpireOnce stretching from Vienna in the north to Iraq and Yemen in the south, the Ottoman Empire has played an integral role in the history of Eurasia and the Middle East. The dynamics and complexity of the present-day Middle East and Balkans cannot be understood without an examination of the history of the Ottoman Empire that ruled these regions for centuries."Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire" provides a thorough overview of the history and civilization of the Ottomans, with approximately 450 A-to-Z entries focusing on major events, personalities, institutions, and terms. With signed articles by experts in the field, this comprehensive one-volume resource also includes essential information regarding imperialism and the emerging Balkan, Arab, and Turkish nationalism; the demise of the empire; and Ottoman legacy in the Balkans and the Middle East. Further readings, approximately 80 black-and-white photographs and maps, cross-references, a chronology, glossary, bibliography, and an index complement the text and give readers an in-depth understanding of the broad and fascinating history of the Ottoman Empire. -- Publisher description. |
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Contents
A | 1 |
B | 70 |
C | 112 |
D | 168 |
E | 191 |
F | 211 |
G | 226 |
H | 243 |
P | 451 |
Q | 475 |
R | 477 |
S | 500 |
T | 551 |
U | 575 |
V | 581 |
W | 587 |
I | 260 |
J | 294 |
K | 304 |
L | 322 |
M | 344 |
N | 415 |
O | 442 |
Y | 602 |
Z | 607 |
Chronology | 612 |
Glossary | 616 |
| 620 | |
| 624 | |
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Common terms and phrases
19th century Abdülhamid Abdülhamid II administration Ahmed Aleppo Anatolia Arabic Armenian army Baghdad Balkans Bayezid became began Black Sea British Bruce Masters Further Bulgarian Bursa Byzantine caliph capital central Christian Church city’s conquest Constantinople Cossacks court Crimean cultural Damascus defeated dynasty eastern economic Edirne Efendi Egypt emir empire’s established Europe European French Gábor Ágoston governor grand vizier Greek Habsburgs Hungarian Hungary Ibrahim imperial Iran Iraq Islamic Ismail Istanbul Janissaries Jews land madrasas Mahmud Mahmud II Mamluk Masters Further reading Mecelle Mediterranean Mehmed II merchants military modern mosque Murad Murad III Muslim Mustafa non-Muslim official Orthodox Osman Otto Ottoman Empire Ottoman government Ottoman rule Ottoman sultan Pasha political population port provinces reforms region reign religious ruler Russian Safavid schools Selim Selim III Serbia Shah Süleyman Syria Tanzimat territories tion Topkapı Palace trade tradition Treaty Turkey Turkish Turkoman Turks University Press western
Bibliographic information
| Title | Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire Facts on File Library of World History Gale virtual reference library |
| Authors | Ga ́bor A ́goston, Bruce Alan Masters |
| Editors | Ga ́bor A ́goston, Bruce Alan Masters |
| Publisher | Infobase Publishing, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1438110251, 9781438110257 |
| Length | 689 pages |
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