God's Shadow: The Ottoman Sultan Who Shaped the Modern World by Alan Mikhail

God's Shadow: The Ottoman Sultan Who Shaped the Modern World

Alan Mikhail

479 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics challenging informative medium-paced
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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 the aid of his extraordinarily gifted mother,...

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