While Ottoman sultans had traditionally held the title of caliph since 1517, Abdulhamid II's use of the title marked a pivotal moment when the caliphate assumed unprecedented political significance.

And the Ottoman Empire survived, somewhat intact, until after World War I, ... “I came to this project really wanting to focus on the conquest of the Mamluk Empire in 1516-1517, ...

Ottoman sovereignty over the Muslim holy city of Mecca began in 1517 after the conquest of the Mamluk Empire under Sultan Selim I, who duly took on the office of caliph.. The subsequent Turkish ...

Object Details Author Casale, Giancarlo Notes Originally published: 2010. Contents Introduction : an empire of the mind -- Selim the navigator : 1512-1520 -- Ibrahim Pasha and the Age of ...

Mughal Princess who defied the mighty Ottoman Empire. As the story goes, Gulbadan Begum, the sister of Humayun and aunt of Emperor Akbar, was fond of travelling, and often a large caravan would ...

At its peak, the Ottoman Empire ruled Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Romania, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and a large part of the Arabian Peninsula from 1517 to 1924. However, ...

The Ottoman Empire was one of the largest and longest-lived empires in southeastern Europe and the Middle East. It can only really be compared to the Roman Empire, which it replaced when it ...

The Last Days of the Ottoman empire: 1918-1922. By Ryan Gingeras. Allen Lane; 368 pages; $47.95 and £30. A s it turned out, more than six centuries of Ottoman rule ended with a whimper rather ...

This Mughal princess challenged Turkey all by herself, single-handedly shook the Ottoman Empire; she was Emperor Akbar’s… Gulbadan Begum is best known for penning the Humayun-Nama, an ...

At its peak, the Ottoman Empire ruled Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Romania, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and a large part of the Arabian Peninsula from 1517 to 1924. However, ...