This is the story of the House of Osman, the
imperial dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire for more than seven
centuries, an empire that once stretched from central Europe to North
Africa and from Persia to the Adriatic. The capital of this empire was
Istanbul, ancient Byzantium, a city that stands astride Europe and Asia
on the Bosphorus. And it was in the great palace of Topkapi Sarayi that
the sultans of this empire ruled. Inside the Seraglio a classic of
Ottoman history takes us behind the gilded doors of the Topkapi and into
the heart of the palace: the harem, where the sultan would surround
himself with his wives, concubines, eunuchs, pages, dwarfs and mutes and
where all the tempestuous events of empire were so often played out.
This is the history of a remarkable palace in all its colour and
opulence and the story of its influence on a great empire.
Book Detail
- Publisher
- N A
- Publication Date
- 30/09/2016
- Number of Pages
- 100
- Binding
- Paper Back
- ISBN
- 9781784535353
- Category
-
Non Fiction , Memoirs
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