The History of the Turkish, Or Ottoman Empire: From Its Foundation in 1300, to the Peace of Belgrade in 1740, Հատոր 1R. Thorn, 1787 A translation of a work by a French abbot. Mignot had access to the French king's foreign affairs documents and included an account owned by Voltaire of Charles XII's reception in Turkey. Mignot, not fluent in any Turkic language, relied upon translations as well as the French sources. |
From inside the book
Արդյունքներ 100–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
Էջ viii
... Greeks , and the Romans , fucceffively the luminary or the terror of the universe , were little better than barba- rians ; and , if there were any people free on the earth , it was because no one had poffeffed the courage or the talents ...
... Greeks , and the Romans , fucceffively the luminary or the terror of the universe , were little better than barba- rians ; and , if there were any people free on the earth , it was because no one had poffeffed the courage or the talents ...
Էջ xxvi
... Greeks and all Asia , paffed without oppofition into the hands of Omar , whom Abubeker , at his death , chofe for his fuc- ceffor . This last joined to the title of caliph , that of commander of the Faithful , which his fucceffors ...
... Greeks and all Asia , paffed without oppofition into the hands of Omar , whom Abubeker , at his death , chofe for his fuc- ceffor . This last joined to the title of caliph , that of commander of the Faithful , which his fucceffors ...
Էջ xxvii
... ; they overturned the throne of the latter , and had the last of its kings put to death ; took the ifle of Rhodes ; entered into Nubia ; carried on a war € 2 against against the Greek emperor , and drove him out of ON MAHOMET , & c . xxvi.
... ; they overturned the throne of the latter , and had the last of its kings put to death ; took the ifle of Rhodes ; entered into Nubia ; carried on a war € 2 against against the Greek emperor , and drove him out of ON MAHOMET , & c . xxvi.
Էջ xxviii
... Greek emperor , and drove him out of Alexandria , which he had retaken . But whilft they were extending the bounds of the empire , the caliph gave himself up to a fhameful effeminacy , and to all the excess of defpotic government ...
... Greek emperor , and drove him out of Alexandria , which he had retaken . But whilft they were extending the bounds of the empire , the caliph gave himself up to a fhameful effeminacy , and to all the excess of defpotic government ...
Էջ xlvii
... Greek emperor , would have legends put on his coin in which Mahomet should be described by titles dif- pleafing to his followers . The caliph immedi- ately forbade the circulation of the Greek money in his territories , and caufed ...
... Greek emperor , would have legends put on his coin in which Mahomet should be described by titles dif- pleafing to his followers . The caliph immedi- ately forbade the circulation of the Greek money in his territories , and caufed ...
Այլ խմբագրություններ - View all
The History of the Turkish, Or Ottoman Empire,: From Its Foundation ..., Հատոր 1 Vincent Mignot Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1787 |
Common terms and phrases
Adrianople affiftance Afia againſt Alcoran almoſt ambaffadors Amurath anſwer Arabia arms army bafhaw Bajazet becauſe befieged brother caliph caufed cauſed Chriftians commanded confiderable Conftantinople conqueft death defended defire Egypt emperor empire enemy eſtabliſhed faid fame feemed fent feraglio ferved feveral fhould fiege fince firft firſt flaves foldiers fome foon fovereign ftill fubjects fucceffor fuccefs fuccours fuch fufficient fultan fword Gallipoli grand mafter grand vizier Greek himſelf houſe Hungary intereft janiffaries king king of Hungary knights knights of Rhodes laft laſt lefs likewife loft Mahomet Mahometan Mammelukes Mervan mofque moſt Mufa Muffulmen Muftapha neceffary Notwithſtanding Orcan Othman Ottoman Ottoman empire paffed Paleologus Perfia perfon poffeffed poffeffion prefented prince promiſed prophet propofed puniſhed raiſed refiftance refolved refpected reign Rhodes Scanderbeg Selim ſeveral Solyman Syria Tamerlane thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand throne town troops Turkish Turks ufurper uſe vanquished veffels whilft whofe Zizim