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  • A Captivating Guide to the Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire and Its Control over Much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa
  • By: Captivating History
  • Narrated by: Desmond Manny
  • Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
  • 3.5 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)
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Summary

Explore the captivating history of the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottoman world was nothing like an exotic fairy tale featuring tyrant sultans, mean pashas, and ill-fated harem women. The true stories of genuine sultans and princes are a bit more complicated and no less exciting. 

Incredible facts about this empire still surprise anyone who starts discovering those stories. You’ll find out that, for quite a while, this Islamic state was effectively ruled by women, and that’s just the beginning.

In The Ottoman Empire: A Captivating Guide to the Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire and Its Control over Much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa, you will discover topics such as:

  • The first sultan
  • The conqueror
  • The just and the resolute
  • The magnificent
  • The power of harem
  • The sultanate of women
  • The supreme valide
  • Husbands and sons
  • Grandest of the grand
  • Flower power: the age of tulips
  • Transformation
  • A step toward modernization
  • The reorganization
  • The last absolute ruler
  • The end of the Ottoman Empire
  • And much, much more!

So listen to this audiobook now if you want to learn more about the Ottoman Empire!
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3 hrs and 9 mins Basic Book

Pretty basic and succinct for me. I was surprised by how three hours boo is informative. I am just starting to learn about the Ottoman Empire so can not say if this is biased. The book lays out some basics like who, what, when and where. I would purchase this again.

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Uncaptivating

A history of the Ottoman Empire which tells you nothing about the Ottoman Empire, read at breakneck speed. Ideal for anyone cramming for a test of dates and names of sultans, etc., but useless for anything else. (Am I the only person who finds the voice of the narrator really irritating?)

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