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. |
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... troops in ambush , to molest the commerce , and hinder the garrifon from leaving it it was then that he made choice of Jengishari , a town in the vicinity of Bursa , for his place of refidence . His valour and policy foon procured him ...
... troops in ambush , to molest the commerce , and hinder the garrifon from leaving it it was then that he made choice of Jengishari , a town in the vicinity of Bursa , for his place of refidence . His valour and policy foon procured him ...
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... military a particular dress . takes Ni and Nice . With troops , if not more courageous , at least Orcan more numerous and better difciplined than his comedia father's , he vanquished Andronicus , the Greek emperor , who had paffed the ...
... military a particular dress . takes Ni and Nice . With troops , if not more courageous , at least Orcan more numerous and better difciplined than his comedia father's , he vanquished Andronicus , the Greek emperor , who had paffed the ...
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... troops that he could muster , and attacked the enemy : the battle was long and bloody ; the Turks at last forced the Greeks to flee and fhelter themselves in their town , which they defended courageously a long time ; but wanting ...
... troops that he could muster , and attacked the enemy : the battle was long and bloody ; the Turks at last forced the Greeks to flee and fhelter themselves in their town , which they defended courageously a long time ; but wanting ...
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... troops in a battle fought near Philippi , when this prince was made pri- foner . The unfortunate emperor having abdi- cated his crown to recover his liberty , the Turks had no longer occafion to feign , or rather to betray . Orcan no ...
... troops in a battle fought near Philippi , when this prince was made pri- foner . The unfortunate emperor having abdi- cated his crown to recover his liberty , the Turks had no longer occafion to feign , or rather to betray . Orcan no ...
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... troops , and even his country , on condition of his giving his daughter in marriage to the van- quifher . Amurath certainly had never seen this princess , for in that age , the Greek women were nearly as much fequeftered as the ...
... troops , and even his country , on condition of his giving his daughter in marriage to the van- quifher . Amurath certainly had never seen this princess , for in that age , the Greek women were nearly as much fequeftered as the ...
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The History of the Turkish, Or Ottoman Empire,: From Its Foundation ..., Հատոր 1 Vincent Mignot Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1787 |
The History of the Turkish, Or Ottoman Empire: From Its Foundation ..., Հատոր 1 Vincent Mignot Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1787 |
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