Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire
- ISBN-10
- 0312420668
- ISBN-13
- 9780312420666
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Jason Goodwin
Description
A rich evocation of the lost world of the Ottoman Empire traces the rise of the Turks, showing their early world dominance, which touched Europe, Africa, and India, and exploring the Empire's long degeneration and fall.
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