For over 300 years, the closely-guarded secrets of the Ottoman Empire's luminous tilework was lost, but its rediscovery has ...

Douglas A. Howard stresses the crucial role of the Ottoman sultans and their extended household, discusses the evolution of the empire's fiscal model, and analyzes favorite works of Ottoman literature ...

One of the greatest empires in history, the Ottomans reigned for more than 600 years before crumbling on the battlefields of World War I. The tughra (insignia) of the 16th-century Ottoman emperor ...

Introduction / Suraiya N. Faroqhi -- An expanding empire -- The Ottomans, 1451-1603: a political history introduction / Kate Fleet -- Ottoman expansion in the Europe, ca. 1453-1606 / Palmira Brummett ...

Inside All About History 118: Discover how the great sultans built a lasting dynasty that challenged the powers of medieval Europe. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

The Ottoman Empire ruled vast territories for centuries, but by the 19th and early 20th centuries, internal corruption, economic struggles, and military defeats weakened the once-mighty empire. This ...

In the context of military technological developments in eastern Europe, the notion of an Ottoman decline needs to be called into question. In this essay Keith Krause's model for the spread of ...

Prof. Cornell H. Fleischer, a world-renowned expert of Ottoman history and scholar of the greater Islamic world, passed away in Chicago on April 21. He was 72. Known for his prowess with languages and ...

ATV’s ambitious historical drama The Ottoman (Kuruluş Osman) tells the story of the creation of the Ottoman Empire, which proved to be one of the longest-lasting dynasties in the history of the world.

But when there is conflict, an exchange is inevitable — like when your car door dings someone else’s and a spot of paint transfers between the two. Such exchange is the locus of the Frist Art Museum’s ...

One of the greatest empires in history, the Ottomans reigned for more than 600 years before crumbling on the battlefields of World War I. The tughra (insignia) of the 16th-century Ottoman emperor ...