The birth of the Ottoman state is shrouded in legend. Whatever the truth of its origins, the Ottoman's formed an Empire which almost succeeded in bringing Christian Europe to its knees. During the last decades of the 13th century, the ambitious Osman Bey's tiny mountain state took eight frontier castles plus the Turkish town of Eskisehir. In 1299 Osman seized Yenisehir after working up the Kara Su valley. With this as its first real capital, the Ottoman state emerged into history poised above the fertile shores of the Sea of Marmara.
By:
Dr David Nicolle
Illustrated by:
Angus McBride
Imprint: Osprey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 140
Dimensions:
Height: 248mm,
Width: 184mm,
Spine: 5mm
Weight: 196g
ISBN: 9780850455113
ISBN 10: 0850455111
Series: Men-at-Arms
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 20 May 2012
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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