Skanderbeg was raised and trained by the Ottoman Empire as one of its most trusted commanders. For years, he fought loyally ...

The Vault is Slate’s history blog. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. The Ottoman Empire, which at the ...

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 ...

Introduction -- 1. The establishment and survival of Ottoman rule in the Arab lands, 1516-1798 -- 2. Institutions of Ottoman rule -- 3. Economy and society in the early modern era -- 4. A world of ...

At the turn from the Middle Ages to Modern History, the Army of the Ottoman Empire was the most dominant military force in ...

When The Promise arrives in theaters on Friday, the film — starring Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon and Christian Bale — will do so just in time: its dramatization of a story that takes place amid the ...

The Last Days of the Ottoman empire: 1918-1922. By Ryan Gingeras. Allen Lane; 368 pages; $47.95 and £30 As it turned out, more than six centuries of Ottoman rule ended with a whimper rather than a ...

In the early 20th century, another New York mogul eyed control of the area for U.S. and other foreign interests ...

Rise of Empires: Ottoman is yet another Netflix original docuseries that seeks to spice up history with lavish dramatic reenactments, sexy visuals, and over-the-top battle sequences. Like the Roman ...

Mauritian historian Assad Bhuglah evaluated the importance of Mauritian Muslims in the country's history and their relations with the Ottoman Empire. Bhuglah, recognized as one of the country's ...

As the first quarter of the 21st century comes to a close, Ahram Online reviews a selection of books that reflect the ...