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Ottoman Empire : A Captivating Guide to the Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire, The Fall of Constantinople, and the Life of Suleiman the Magnificent, Hardback Book

Ottoman Empire : A Captivating Guide to the Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire, The Fall of Constantinople, and the Life of Suleiman the Magnificent Hardback

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If you want to discover captivating stories of people and events of the Ottoman Empire then keep reading...

Three captivating manuscripts in one book:

  • The Ottoman Empire: A Captivating Guide to the Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire and its Control Over Much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa
  • The Fall of Constantinople: A Captivating Guide to the Conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks that Marked the end of the Byzantine Empire
  • Suleiman the Magnificent: A Captivating Guide to the Longest-Reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman world was nothing like an exotic fairytale featuring tyrant sultans, mean pashas, and ill-fated harem women. The true stories of genuine sultans and princes are a bit more complicated and no less exciting.

Incredible facts about this empire still surprise anyone who starts discovering those stories. You’ll find out that, for quite a while, this Islamic state was effectively ruled by women, and that’s just the beginning.

Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include:

  • The First Sultan
  • The Conqueror
  • The Just and the Resolute
  • The Magnificent
  • Friend
  • The Power of Harem
  • The Sultanate of Women
  • The Supreme Valide
  • Husbands and Sons
  • Grandest of the Grand
  • Flower Power: the Age of Tulips
  • Transformation
  • A Step toward Modernization
  • The Reorganization
  • The Last Absolute Ruler
  • The End of the Ottoman Empire

Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include:

  • The Gateway to the West
  • God Wills It: Knights of the First Crusade
  • Broken Promises: The Fourth Crusade
  • Schisms in the Church
  • Preparation: The Big Guns
  • Constantinople: The Final Stand
  • The aftermath

Some of the topics covered in part 3 of this book include:

  • The World Before Suleiman I
  • Succession
  • Lover, Poet, & Patron of the Arts
  • Father
  • Friend
  • Campaigner
  • Statesman
  • And much, much more!

So if you want to learn more about the Ottoman Empire, click the "add to cart" button!

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