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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.
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Lords of The Horizons, Jason Goodwin
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- 1999
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jason Goodwin
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0099994003
- ISBN13
- 9780099994008
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Maps & Travel, Religion & Spirituality, Travel, Religious Topics, Religion, Islam
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- 3.65 out of 5
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- 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.