The Canny Link Directory

1456 Siege of Belgrade - in 1455, the young Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II mobilized his army to march on Belgrade.

Britannica: Ottoman Empire - background on the empire created by Turkish tribes in Anatolia that lasted from the decline of the Byzantine Empire in the 14th century until the establishment of Turkey as a republic in 1922.

Jerusalem in the Ottoman Period - from 1517-1917 CE.

Maps Relating to Islam's Historical Development  - includes maps charting the expansion of the Muslim world and the growth of the Ottoman Empire.

Ottoman Khilafa, The - with history, official ranks, and biographies of Ottoman sultans and caliphs.

Ottoman Page - dedicated to classical Ottoman history.

Ottoman Sultans 1290-1924 - listing the sultans with maps indicating the extent of the empire at different times.

Ottomans - the Ottomans established an empire over European territory and established Islamic traditions and culture that last to the current day.

Proclamation for the Ottoman Empire, 1908 - from the Modern History Sourcebook.

Race and Slavery in the Middle East - with an emphasis on the practice in the Islamic, Ottoman Empire.

Survey of Turkey 1799

Turkey in Maps  - exhibits historical maps of Turkish Ottoman Empire and Asia Minor (present day Turkey). Back to The Cannylink home page