The Balkans and Turkey
By 1520 the Ottoman Empire, founded c.1300 by Sultan Osman I, controlled large portions of Asia, the Middle East, and most of southeast Europe. Austria and Russia attacked the northern fringes throughout the period, and the empire slowly collapsed in the 19th century as the Balkan nations emerged.
Podcast: '12 Byzantine Rulers: The History of the Byzantine Empire'
A review of this excellent podcast.
A review of this excellent podcast.
Books on Balkan History
This page indexes onsite bibliographic information about Balkan history.
This page indexes onsite bibliographic information about Balkan history.
Books on Ottoman and Turkish History
This page indexes onsite bibliographic information about Ottoman and Turkish history.
This page indexes onsite bibliographic information about Ottoman and Turkish history.
25 Lectures on Modern Balkan History
These twenty five lectures begin in the period c.1500 and move up until the early 90s, ending in 1995, and is thus not complete on the wars of that period.
These twenty five lectures begin in the period c.1500 and move up until the early 90s, ending in 1995, and is thus not complete on the wars of that period.
The Ottomans
This is a marvellous site by Washington State University’s World Civilisations department, which includes glossaries, sources, pictures, biographical information, and an in depth analytical history of the Ottoman Empire.
This is a marvellous site by Washington State University’s World Civilisations department, which includes glossaries, sources, pictures, biographical information, and an in depth analytical history of the Ottoman Empire.