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The Grand Turk

Hardcover • 2009 • English

The Grand Turk

By John Freely

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About the book

Sultan Mehmet II, the Grand Turk, known to his countrymen as Fatih, 'the Conqueror', and to much of Europe as 'the present Terror of the World', was once the most feared and powerful ruler in the world. The seventh of his line to rule the Ottoman Turks, Mehmet was barely 21 when he conquered Byzantine Constantinople, which became Istanbul and the capital of his mighty empire. Mehmet reigned for 30 years, during which time his armies extended the borders of his empire halfway across Asia Minor an...Show more

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ISBN

9781845117047

Publisher

I.B.Tauris

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

The Grand Turk

Format

Hardcover

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