Table of Contents

Part One, The Ottomans

1) The Early History and Establishment of the Ottomans in Europe

2) Ottoman Social and State Structure

Part Two, Life in the European ‘core’ provinces of the Ottoman Empire 1413-1574

3) The Final Establishment of Ottoman Rule 1451-1566

4) City Organization and Administration

5) The Countryside

Part Three, The Vassal and Tribute-Paying States

6) Moldavia and Wallachia

7) Transylvania

8) Dubrovnick (Ragusa)

Part Four, Life in the European ‘core’ provinces of the Ottoman Empire 1574-1804

9) The Change of Fortune

10) The Changed World of European Turkey

11) The Final Disintegration of Provincial Order in Ottoman S.E. Europe

Part Five, General Considerations

12) Cultural Life

13) Conclusions

Bibliographic Essay

Appendix 1, The House of Osman

Appendix 2, Grand Vezirs

Appendix 3, Major Military Campaigns, Peace Treaties, Territorial Gains and Losses of the Ottoman Empire in Europe 134501804

Appendix 4, Rulers with Whome the Ottomans Come into Contact either as Enemies or as Overlords 12 82-1804

Appendix 5, Glossary of Geographical Names

Appendix 6, Glassary of Foreign Terms and Expressions

Index

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A unique interpretation of the entire Ottoman experience in the Balkans

About the Author

Peter F. Sugar is professor emeritus of history at the University of Washington.

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