The Ottoman Empire arose from the ashes of Byzantine ... countries emerged from territories the Ottoman sultans once ruled.

Their positive impact on trade convinced the land’s Ottoman rulers to welcome more Jews ... finance and literature . The Ottoman Empire’s first printing shop was established in 1493 by ...

Darin N. Stephanov, Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies in Denmark This book argues that the periodic ceremonial intrusion into the everyday lives of people across the Ottoman Empire, which the ...

However, a new threat emerges in the form of Vlad the Impaler, ruler of Wallachia. He refuses to bend the knee to the Ottoman Empire. As tensions rise, the two former childhood friends become ...