The Fall of Constantinople and the Tragic End of the Byzantines
Tides of History
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The Rise of the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire had started its life as a frontier polity. As the Ottomans expanded, they started to build a central state around the slave-based household of the Sultan. The tension between the centralizing forces of the Sultan's government and the outward forces of the frontier lords is one of the key stories of early Ottoman history.
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