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The Ottoman Empire and the World Around It

By Suraiya Faroqhi

Book information

Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Year
2005
ISBN
1850437157, 9781850437154
Google Books ID
wNjAQgAACAAJ
Open Library ID
OL17197636M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10276344 bytes)
Series
Library of Ottoman Studies 7
Pages
305\305
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

In Islamic law the world was made up of the House of Islam and the House of War with the Ottoman Sultan--the perceived successor to the Caliphs--supreme ruler of the Islamic world. However, Suraiya Faroqhi demonstrates that there was no iron curtain between the Ottoman and other worlds but rather a long-established network of diplomatic, financial, cultural and religious connections. These extended to the empires of Asia and the modern states of Europe. Faroqhis book is based on a huge study of original and early modern sources, including diplomatic records, travel and geographical writing, as well as personal accounts.

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