The Turkish empire - the sultans, the territory, and the people

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THE
TURKISH EMPIRE
THE
SULTANS,
THE TERRITORY, AND THE PEOPLE.
BY THE
REV. T. MILNER,
M.A., F.R.G.S.,
Authorof"UniversalGeography,"etc.
NEW AND REVISED EDITION.
LONDON:
THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY;
56, PATERNOSTER Row; 65, ST. PAULS CHURCHYARD;
AND 164, PICCADILLY.
LONDON
:
PARDON AND SON, PRINTERS,
PATERNOSTER ROW.
CONTENTS.
CHAP- ...PAGE
I. THE TURKS, SELJUKIAN AND OTTOMAN 1
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II. RISE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 9
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III. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EMPIRE 25
IV. MOHAMMED II. CAPTURE OF CONSTANTINOPLE . 53
V. GENERAL EFFECT OF THE OTTOMAN CONQUESTS . 85
VI. GREATEST POWER AND EXTENT OF THE EMPIRE . 101
VII. REVERSES OF THE EMPIRE 133
VIII. FURTHER REVERSES OF THE EMPIRE . . . 162
IX. MAHMOUD II. ABDUL MEDJID I. ALDUL AZIZ I. . 192
X. THE CAPITAL OF THE EMPIRE 235
XI. TERRITORIAL AND GENERAL VIEW OF THE EMPIRE 265
XII. POPULATION AND PRODUCTS OF THE EMPIRE 291
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EMIRS AND SULTANS OF THE TURKISH EMPIRE.
EMIRS.
A.H.* A.D.
OOrtchhmaannI , 762868 776218 1123829611382569
Amurathi. 761791 13591389
SULTANS.
Bajazeti 791 804 13891402
Interregnum 804- 816 14021413
MAmouhraamtmhendi , 881246 885254 11441231-11445211
Mohammedii , 855-886 14511481
Bajazetn 886 918 14811512
Solimi 918 926 15121520
Solimani 926- 974 15201566
Selimn 974 982 15661574
Amurathm 9821003 15741595
Mohammedin , 10031012 15951603
Achmeti. 10121028 16031617
Mustaphai 1C26 1027 16171618
Othmanu 10271031 16181622
Mustaphai.(restored) 10311032 16221623
Amurathiv 10321049 16231640
Ibrahimi 10491058 16401648
Mohammediv 10581099 16481687
Solimann 10991102 16871631
Achmetii 11021106 1C91 1C95
Mustaphan 11061115 16951703
Achmetin 11151143 17031730
Mahmoudi 1143-1168 17301754
Othmanin 1168-1171 17541757
Mustaphain 11711187 17571773
AbdulHamidi 11871203 17731789
Selimni 1203-1222 1760 18C7
Mustaphaiv 12221223 18071808
Mahmoudn 12231256 1808 1S39
AbdulMecljid 12561278 1839 1861
AbdulAziz 1278-1293 18611873
MAbudrualdH(aAmmuirdatnh)v. , 112299331293 118877661876
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usedbyallMohammedans.
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