Islam at War: A History

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Chapter 7 THE RISE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE The Ottomans descended from the nomadic tribes originating in the region of the Altai M ...

92 ISLAM AT WAR sultan, he assumed the caliph’s authority to legislate and rule on all mat- ters, including military questions t ...

THE RISE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 93 religious leaders of the Seljuq state further undercut Seljuq stability and strength. Added to ...

94 ISLAM AT WAR farther toward the ultimate goal of Constantinople. Sultan Orhan meddled in the Byzantine infighting and recruit ...

THE RISE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 95 pursuing beaten enemies, their nature ran contrary to the Ottoman desire to establish settleme ...

96 ISLAM AT WAR vassals and his center was formed by the Janissaries. The Anatolia Otto- mans held the left. The initial rush of ...

THE RISE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 97 Eventually, most of Greece was occupied and raids were sent as far north as Bosnia and Hungary ...

98 ISLAM AT WAR territories. A decisive battle finally occurred on July 27, 1402, at Cubuk, outside Ankara. The battle lasted fo ...

THE RISE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 99 Word of Hunyadi’s victories brought more and more western crusaders. The Albanian revolt sprea ...

100 ISLAM AT WAR The Ottoman fleet would be the key to victory. The admiral’s beating must have done him some good, for he conce ...

THE RISE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 101 Undiscouraged by his defeat, Mehmet continued with further expedi- tions. In 1456 he undertoo ...

102 ISLAM AT WAR decisive victory. Cem and his surviving followers fled to Egypt and took refuge with the Mamluks. This was one ...

THE RISE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 103 During his reign, Selim I sought to strengthen his control over the Janissaries by conciliati ...

104 ISLAM AT WAR After dealing with a revolt in Egypt, Suleiman turned his attention to Hungary. Initially he moved to eliminate ...

THE RISE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 105 force them to withdraw from Hungary to protect their own holdings. The sultan hoped, but fail ...

106 ISLAM AT WAR The accomplishments of the great Ottoman sultans are impossible to overstate. They descended upon the Arab Midd ...

THE RISE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 107 1512–20 Reign of Selim the Grim. Persia and Egypt become Ottoman provinces. 1520–66 Reign of ...

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Chapter 8 THE SICK MAN OF EUROPE: THE BALKANS AND THE FALL OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE When Suleiman’s army was driven back from Vienn ...