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Ottoman Dynasty PY I HT 1 C O R G , 895 , BY A X D W HI D D EN LE AN ER . T O T HE MEM O RY M Y B EL OVED O T H R A RY HI D D EN M E , M , A N D O F M Y L S T BRO T H R C O N S T A N T N E DE E , I E , T H I S VO LUME I S RES P EC T F U L LY A N D A FFEC T IO N A T ELY A T DEDIC ED . P R E F A C E . T h e obj e ct of thi s book i s to give a conci s e hi sto ry of th e ans r r m th e n a n Sult of Tu key , f o fou d tio of thei r dynasty to th e p res ent d ay ; with a d esc ription th e an rs and s m th e m a of m ne cu to s of Otto ns . I ts p e ru sal will m ak e th e re a d e r b ett e r a cqu ai nte d h th e r s e and th e v en s h are wit Tu ki h p ople , e t w ich ran r am n h m t spi ing o g t e . — T h e question m ay b e aske d W hy s h ould anoth er history of Tu rkey b e a dd e d to th ose w hich are a r a r th e ? I n re an b e a , c s , l e dy befo e public ply it id “ h a m a r s a s m ar h arac er h a e a re a t t , ny wo k of i il c t v l dy . a are am th e s h h i s h a S i r ppe d , ong be t of w ic t t of r a f i n arran m n . s et s one ers E S C e y ; y , thi di f ge e t , th e e e ra s r th e r h h i s th e re in g n l u vey of count y , w ic s rs a se r a and e r n ult of pe on l ob v tion xpe ie ce . In it a res n a se r s of e en s s ss I h ve p e ted ie v t in ucce ion , r th e e ar s a h e n r r s h n f om lie t ut tic eco d , wit out goi g a n es i n th e sma er r n too much into det il . The ot ll p i t , s r e th e r s h e eas th e de c iptiv of Tu ki p ople , will pl e , r a r e de . I a cknowl e dge with gre at ple asu re th e assi stanc e afforded by th e following G re e k and English auth ors ar a B zanti ns an e Pa arri o ou los Sc l to D . y u s ; Co t tin p g p ; M r m nn h m as r on S i r ar S A . D . o dt a ; T o Go d ; Edw d r a w h ai r h e r a h n s r e s e s A . d C y , M . ; it f om ot ut e tic ou c which ve rifies this wo rk and add s much i nterest to i P REFA CE T h e a - e ra m r r i ts p ag e s . loy l c o O p tion of y b othe h a e m m a r s . s Nic ol W Hidd n , y . clo e co p nion du ing o ur h m e e s a i s m s ra o lif in Con t ntinople , o t g tefully h M r . a re a as we as a s . e s pp ci ted ; ll t t of E S W t , ’ f r P D . a a a e a as . d s A M , l o n tiv of the E t T h e Moh a m me d ans diffe r s o greatly in e v e ry re s r m th e r s a ra s ha i t i s s s pect f o Ch i ti n ce , t t impo ible for any one who h as not liv e d amo n g them for ye ars h r m a n r f r e rs a e O . a e fully to und t nd t ei n life My f th , a a r an r an n tive of New Yo k City , occupied impo t t offici al po sition u nd e r th e I mperia l Ottom an Gov e rn m ent for fifty -h v e s uccessiv e ye ars ; hi s exp e ri e n h m r and r s enc , in co nection wit y bi th , e idence of r ars s a t e and a ar fo ty ye in Con t n inopl , my f mili ity r a an a s a r a with the O ient l l gu ge , h ve been impo t nt a rs l n s r and are e rs for ao f cto thi wo k , vouch the m cu ra cy of my s tat e ents . h a s e e n a ra e r e se r m It might ve em d tu l , und th ci cu s an e s an d m re r s s a h h t c , o cou teou to pe k ig ly of the r s th e s r an m s s e us a re Tu k , but hi to i u t con ci ntio ly dhe to fa cts and rej e ct all inducem e nts to mi s re p re s ent . a e e a and r a I h ve b n led by duty , inclin tion by co di l symp athy w ith th e opp re ss ed m ass e s unde r th e O t a s s an d s tom n yoke , to publi h thi book , thu to fa mili arl ze th e Engli s h s p e a ki ng p e ople w ith th e anna s th e e a r e and i h v arl ou s l of b utiful O i nt , w t the ‘ ph as e s of th e rapidly imp e nding C I l S l S i n Tu rkey . EN E D D . A LEXA N D R W . H I K N 2 18 . N EW O ov . 0 Y R , , 9 5 L I S T O F I L L U S T R A T I O N S . A M A S ULT N O S N I . A T uRKI sH LA D Y S ULT A N ORC HA N ‘ J A N I ZA RI ES I M PERI A L TU GHRA ‘/ ‘ I HE SU LT A N A N D T wo O FFI CIA LS C ON S T A N T I N O PLE C ON S T A N TIN E T HE GREA T ED F T A O A M M ED M A L O SUL N M H I I . R O U M ELI HI S S A R T OP A S . S HI C O N S T A N T I N E PA LEO LO G U S ‘ E N C W A F G A U U H , D R , A H V ’ EGY PT I A N O BELI S K fl S T A N E M UL S LI I . J A N I ZA RI ES CA RRY I N G A KET T LE OF S O U P V J A N I ZA RI ES M O S Q U E OF SULT A N AH M ED M A O S N I I . S L RA I S LI T OF [ L US T T ON . P A GE. D S ULT A N M URA IV . A LI PA S H A T EPED ELI N E S ULT A N S LI M I I I . M SULT A N M A H O U D I I . T HE ROY A L GREEK FA M ILY Q U EEN OLGA KA ZA Z A RT I N C O I N S B ES HLI K WA RREN H I D D EN ABD UL MED JI D PA LA CE OF D O LM A —BA GT CHE OY O E .
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