Battle of Baphaeon

Between 1260 and 1320, the Turcomans, mobilized by their ghazi tribal chiefs, and in tandem with the Seljuk waged jihad......

Tamerlane vs Bayezid I in Battle of Ankara

Battle of Ankara is a battle between the Ottomans and the Timurids.  The decisive battle of Ankara, or battled of......

A Prelude to the French Occupation of Tunisia

Tunisia entered the 19th century under the reign of Hammouda ibn Ali, the Bey of Tunis, as a minor Mediterranean power......

Revolt of the Greeks

Revolt of the GreeksOne of the organizations the Ottoman Empire was Hitaria which was form in 1814 by three Greek Patriots......

Una Fatalia Storica - The Italian invasion of Libya

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Ottoman Greece, Independence and the World Wars

An artist's impression of the Battle of Lepanto (from National Maritime Museum)By the start of the 1500s, much of mainland......

The Great Franco-Russian Rivalry in Jerusalem

Jerusalem was always thought of as a sacred place, after all, it was a holy city to the Abrahamic religions of Christianity,......

Şeker Ahmed Pasha : The Works of a Military Artist

A portrait of Şeker Ahmed We have another Ottoman joining the ranks of the posts (I'm biased as you might already know!),......

History of the Fez

Continuing with the recent trend of Ottoman history and culture (I'm biased, I know!), in this post we shall find out about......

Who were the Ottomans ? A Brief Introduction

Yes, apparently I'm that much annoyed by the survey's results. So I thought it's time for a real and proper introduction......