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Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 1,523 ratings — published 2005
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The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 1,989 ratings — published 2021
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God's Shadow: Sultan Selim, his Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World God's Shadow: Sultan Selim, his Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,038 ratings — published 2020
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The Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age 1300-1600 The Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age 1300-1600 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 1,133 ratings — published 1973
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The Ottoman Endgame: War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908-1923 The Ottoman Endgame: War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908-1923 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 1,018 ratings — published 2015
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Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521 - 1580 Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521 - 1580 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 7,039 ratings — published 2008
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The Enemy At the Gate: Habsburgs, Ottomans and the Battle for Europe The Enemy At the Gate: Habsburgs, Ottomans and the Battle for Europe (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 1,417 ratings — published 2009
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1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 7,444 ratings — published 2005
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Between Two Worlds: The Construction of the Ottoman State Between Two Worlds: The Construction of the Ottoman State (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as ottomans)
avg rating 4.35 — 322 ratings — published 1995
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The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as ottomans)
avg rating 4.17 — 4,810 ratings — published 2015
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The Berlin-Baghdad Express: The Ottoman Empire and Germany's Bid for World Power The Berlin-Baghdad Express: The Ottoman Empire and Germany's Bid for World Power (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 511 ratings — published 2010
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A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 9,977 ratings — published 1989
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The Ottoman Empire, 1300 - 1650: The Structure of Power The Ottoman Empire, 1300 - 1650: The Structure of Power (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.73 — 228 ratings — published 1994
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Ottoman Wars, 1700-1870: An Empire Besieged (Modern Wars In Perspective) Ottoman Wars, 1700-1870: An Empire Besieged (Modern Wars In Perspective)
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avg rating 3.95 — 44 ratings — published 2007
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The Ottoman Road to War in 1914: The Ottoman Empire and the First World War The Ottoman Road to War in 1914: The Ottoman Empire and the First World War (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 65 ratings — published 2008
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The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe (New Approaches to European History, Series Number 24) The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe (New Approaches to European History, Series Number 24)
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avg rating 3.73 — 131 ratings — published 1998
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The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 266 ratings — published 1993
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My Name Is Red My Name Is Red (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 62,353 ratings — published 1998
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Honored by the Glory of Islam: Conversion and Conquest in Ottoman Europe Honored by the Glory of Islam: Conversion and Conquest in Ottoman Europe (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.57 — 21 ratings — published 2007
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The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922 (New Approaches to European History) The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922 (New Approaches to European History)
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avg rating 3.75 — 406 ratings — published 2000
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Useful Enemies: Islam and the Ottoman Empire in Western Political Thought, 1450-1750 Useful Enemies: Islam and the Ottoman Empire in Western Political Thought, 1450-1750 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 78 ratings — published 2019
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The Last Muslim Conquest: The Ottoman Empire and Its Wars in Europe The Last Muslim Conquest: The Ottoman Empire and Its Wars in Europe (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 66 ratings — published 2021
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The Ottoman Age of Exploration The Ottoman Age of Exploration (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 308 ratings — published 2010
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The Ottoman Centuries: The Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire The Ottoman Centuries: The Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,037 ratings — published 1976
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Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims and Jews, 1430-1950 Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims and Jews, 1430-1950 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,574 ratings — published 2004
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Empire of Difference: The Ottomans in Comparative Perspective Empire of Difference: The Ottomans in Comparative Perspective (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 83 ratings — published 2008
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Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 17,189 ratings — published 2013
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Sultan Abdul Hamid II - The Last Great Ottoman Sultan Sultan Abdul Hamid II - The Last Great Ottoman Sultan (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.71 — 17 ratings — published
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The Well-Protected Domains: Ideology and the Legitimation of Power in the Ottoman Empire, 1876-1909 The Well-Protected Domains: Ideology and the Legitimation of Power in the Ottoman Empire, 1876-1909 (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ottomans)
avg rating 4.16 — 82 ratings — published 1997
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The Damascus Events: The 1860 Massacre and the Destruction of the Old Ottoman World The Damascus Events: The 1860 Massacre and the Destruction of the Old Ottoman World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.16 — 316 ratings — published 2024
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The Balkan Reconquista and Turkey's Forgotten Refugee Crisis The Balkan Reconquista and Turkey's Forgotten Refugee Crisis (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 12 ratings — published
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The Ottoman Empire and the World Around it (Library of Ottoman Studies) The Ottoman Empire and the World Around it (Library of Ottoman Studies)
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avg rating 3.71 — 89 ratings — published 2004
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Under Osman's Tree: The Ottoman Empire, Egypt, and Environmental History Under Osman's Tree: The Ottoman Empire, Egypt, and Environmental History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.69 — 39 ratings — published
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البلاد العربية في ظل الحكم العثماني 1516-1800 البلاد العربية في ظل الحكم العثماني 1516-1800 (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 3 times as ottomans)
avg rating 3.83 — 64 ratings — published 2008
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Nature and Empire in Ottoman Egypt: An Environmental History (Studies in Environment and History) Nature and Empire in Ottoman Egypt: An Environmental History (Studies in Environment and History)
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avg rating 3.58 — 40 ratings — published 2011
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Death and Exile: The Ethnic Cleansing of Ottoman Muslims, 1821-1922 Death and Exile: The Ethnic Cleansing of Ottoman Muslims, 1821-1922 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ottomans)
avg rating 4.46 — 94 ratings — published 1995
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Mehmed the Conqueror and His Time Mehmed the Conqueror and His Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 112 ratings — published 1953
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Scholars and Sultans in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire Scholars and Sultans in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 13 ratings — published
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An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1600 An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1600 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 118 ratings — published 1997
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The Ottomans and the Mamluks: Imperial Diplomacy and Warfare in the Islamic World (Library of Ottoman Studies) The Ottomans and the Mamluks: Imperial Diplomacy and Warfare in the Islamic World (Library of Ottoman Studies)
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avg rating 4.00 — 20 ratings — published 2014
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Islamic Gunpowder Empires: Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals (Essays in World History) Islamic Gunpowder Empires: Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals (Essays in World History)
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avg rating 3.66 — 90 ratings — published 2010
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Defenders of the Faith: Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the Battle for Europe, 1520-1536 Defenders of the Faith: Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the Battle for Europe, 1520-1536 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 793 ratings — published 2009
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Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924 Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 462 ratings — published 1995
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The Dark Angel The Dark Angel (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 2,652 ratings — published 1952
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John  Mole
“Whisper it softly, but many Greeks, including clergy, welcomed the Ottomans. On the whole Muslim rulers have been much more tolerant of infidels than their Christian counterparts have. As long as their subjects paid taxes and provided recruits to the harems and armies of the Sultan, they could have whatever religion they liked. Only when they joined religion with revolt did scimitars and stakes come out. Orthodox Christianity was under far greater threat from the Roman variety imposed by Venetians and Franks and Catalans. Jews too were safer from pogrom under the crescent than the cross. This is not a line of thought that goes down well in Greek company.”
John Mole, It's All Greek to Me!: A Tale of a Mad Dog and an Englishman, Ruins, Retsina--and Real Greeks

Caroline Finkel
“But why should 1299 CE be considered the founding date of the empire? – there were no famous battles, no declarations of independence or storming of a bastille. The simplest explanations are often the most convincing: that year corresponds to the years 699–700 in the Islamic calendar. By rare mathematical coincidence, the centuries turned at the same time in both the Christian and Islamic calendars. What more auspicious year to mark the founding of an empire that spanned Europe and the Middle East?”
Caroline Finkel, Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire

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