This post is a reflection on the role that the Ottoman Empire played in shaping the modern world. It draws on a new book by Alan Mikhail, God's Shadow: Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World. The Ottomans are the Rodney Dangerfields of empires: They don't get no respect. If … Continue reading Alan Mikhail — How the Ottomans Shaped the Modern World
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