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The Janissaries - Couverture souple

Livre 6 sur 8: Saqi Essentials

Goodwin, Godfrey

 
9780863567407: The Janissaries
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0863567401 ISBN 13 : 9780863567407
Editeur : Saqi Books, 2006

Synopsis

From the fifteenth to the sixteenth century, the janissaries were the scourge of Europe. With their martial music, their muskets and their drilled march, it seemed that no one could withstand them. Their loyalty to their corps was infinite as the Ottomans conquered the Balkans as far as the Danube, and Syria, Egypt and Iraq. They set up semi-independent states along the North African coast and even fought at sea. Their political power was such that even sultans trembled.

Who were they? Why were they an elite? Why did they decline and what was their end? These are some of the questions which this book attempts to answer. It is the story of extraordinary personalities in both victory and defeat.

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À propos de l'auteur

Godfrey Goodwin is the author of several authoritative works, including The Private World of Ottoman Women, Sinan: Ottoman Architecture and its Values Today and Topkapi Palace, all published by Saqi Books.

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Éditeur
Saqi Books
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0863567401
ISBN 13 
9780863567407
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
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