History of the Ottoman Empire: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time

Achmet Adrianople Albania ambition Amurath appeared arms artillery Asia attack Bajazet battle became Belgrade besiegers Bosphorus camp campaign Candia cannon capital cavalry character chief Christian civil command commenced conqueror conquest Constantinople courage Czar danger Danube Dardanelles death defence deserts destruction Diebitch discipline Divan Dniester dominions Egypt emperor enemy Europe European favour fleet force formidable fortress French garrison Grand Vizier Greece Greeks guns Hassan head honour hostile hundred Hungary Ibrahim important inhabitants island Janizaries Kiuperli Koran Mahmoud Mahomet Mahometan ment military Moldavia monarch Morea mountains Mussulmans Mustapha Napoleon nation Othman Ottoman empire Pasha peace Persia Porte possession prince provinces Pruth reign religion resistance resolved revolution Russian army sail scarcely Schumla Selim Seraglio ships siege Silistria soldiers Soliman soon sovereign squadron success Sultan sword Tartars thirty thousand throne Timour tion treaty troops Turkey Turkish empire Turks Ulema valour Venetians vessels victory Wallachia whole Widdin