While the Humayun Nama is a brilliant display of her impeccable penmanship, there is a little know tale about her single-handedly taking on the might of the Ottoman Empire– the powerful ...

At its peak, the Ottoman Empire ruled Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Romania, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and a large part of the Arabian Peninsula from 1517 to 1924. However, the its collapse was triggered ...

Kings and Generals How the German Empire Provoked Ottoman Jihad in WWI Posted: April 10, 2025 | Last updated: April 10, 2025 Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the ...

Syria is no longer Syria but rather an integral part of the emerging Ottoman Empire. A similar case was seen with Iraq, which, since the American withdrawal and until very recently, was ...

Sultans in the Ottoman Empire loved to eat. In the 15th century, Topkapi Palace boasted a kitchen staff of 100 people, a number that grew to 500 during the 16th-century reign of Suleiman the ...

The implications of Turkey’s ascendancy extend beyond Syria. By asserting itself as the successor to the Ottoman Empire, Turkey is reshaping the regional order established after World War I.

The Ottoman Empire was one of the largest and longest-lived empires in southeastern Europe and the Middle East. It can only really be compared to the Roman Empire, which it replaced when it ...

“Venice and the Ottoman Empire,” at the North Carolina Museum of Art, is a luxurious introduction to the complex, symbiotic relationship between two rival maritime empires. It’s an import ...

It's not enough to buy your ticket - there's a dress code. The archaeologist had a head start, on Ottoman Empire By Train. Her pink hair would be the envy of any dapper traveller. But as for the ...

The Ottoman Empire toppled the Mamluks in 1517, giving the sultan control over Egypt ... Brod, who had seen Molkho’s prayer shawl and flag in Prague’s Pinkas synagogue, made Reubeni a Jew from Prague ...

The Ottoman Empire, which gained prominence and world power in the 14th and 15th centuries and on, had a significant effect on the Jews of the era, and for many centuries served as a relative safe ...