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The Causes of the Successes of the Ottoman Turks

Phillpotts, J. Surtees (James Surtees), 1839-1930· 2 chapters· 5,887 words

By the fall of the Seljukian dynasty in Asia Minor, a vast number of Turks, scattered over the fertile tracts of Western Asia, were left without any organized government. The Emirs of the Seljouks in their different districts tried to set up separate kingdoms for themselves, b...

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1. Part 1

By the fall of the Seljukian dynasty in Asia Minor, a vast number of Turks, scattered over the fertile tracts of Western Asia, were left without any organized government. The Em...

2. Part 2

Of the extraordinary genius of the early Sultans there is abundant proof[19]. The character of Othman was precisely suited for one who was to be the founder of a dynasty. He was...