The Ottoman Age of Exploration

This very interesting treatise describes in detail the expansion in the sixteenth century of the Ottomans south and east, from Yemen and Eritrea through the Indian Ocean and as far as Sumatra. Pivotal events were the Ottoman conquest of Egypt in 1517, which opened up for them the routes to Mecca, M...

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Main Author: Tzvi Langermann
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: International Institute of Islamic Thought 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/01d9edbd085e47d89012218d2bfba9a4
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