God's Shadow: Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World by Alan Mikhail

God's Shadow: Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World

Alan Mikhail

512 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics challenging informative medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

Long neglected in accounts of world history, the Ottoman Empire was a hub of flourishing intellectual fervor, geopolitical power, and enlightened pluralistic rule. At the helm of its ascent was the omnipotent Sultan Selim I (1470–1520), who, with ...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...