LEADER 02851nam 2200553 450 001 9910460071403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-85773-022-3 010 $a1-283-04821-3 010 $a9786613048219 010 $a0-85771-928-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000081734 035 $a(EBL)688251 035 $a(OCoLC)711000192 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000749799 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12335003 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000749799 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10725799 035 $a(PQKB)11293149 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC688251 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL688251 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL304821 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000081734 100 $a20150924d2010 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe grand Turk $eSultan Mehmet II-- conqueror of Constantinople, master of an empire and lord of two seas /$fJohn Freely 210 1$aLondon :$cI.B. Tauris,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (296 p.) 300 $a"First published and reprinted twice in 2009." 311 $a1-84511-704-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Turkish Spelling and Pronunciation; Maps and Illustrations; Prologue: Portrait of a Sultan; 1. The Sons of Osman; 2. The Boy Sultan; 3. The Conquest of Constantinople; 4. Istanbul, Capital of the Ottoman Empire; 5. Europe in Terror; 6. War with Venice; 7. The House of Felicity; 8. A Renaissance Court in Istanbul; 9. The Conquest of Negroponte; 10. Victory over White Sheep; 11. Conquest of the Crimea and Albania; 12. The Siege of Rhodes; 13. The Capture of Otranto; 14. Death of the Conqueror; 15. The Sons of the Conqueror; 16. The Tide of Conquest Turns 327 $a17. The Conqueror's CityNotes; Glossary; The Ottoman Dynasty; Bibliography; Index 330 $aSultan Mehmet II, the Grand Turk, known to his countrymen as Fatih, 'the Conqueror', and to much of Europe as 'the present Terror of the World', was once the most feared and powerful ruler in the world. The seventh of his line to rule the Ottoman Turks, Mehmet was barely 21 when he conquered Byzantine Constantinople, which became Istanbul and the capital of his mighty empire. Mehmet reigned for 30 years, during which time his armies extended the borders of his empire halfway across Asia Minor and as far into Europe as Hungary and Italy. Three popes called for crusades against him as Christian 607 $aSultan Ahmet Park? (Istanbul, Turkey) 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a956.10152092 700 $aFreely$b John$0639219 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460071403321 996 $aThe grand Turk$91916600 997 $aUNINA