The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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Page 114
... century , though in some of the seaports the inhabitants , and notably the Jews , who depend on com- merce , have slightly increased in number . There is not much wealth in the country , and the little that there is among those ...
... century , though in some of the seaports the inhabitants , and notably the Jews , who depend on com- merce , have slightly increased in number . There is not much wealth in the country , and the little that there is among those ...
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... century , and probably occupied the regions they are now scattered over before the dawn of history . We see their branches , but we cannot find their root . It is the Slavonic Aryan who periodically faces the Asiatic Turk , and ...
... century , and probably occupied the regions they are now scattered over before the dawn of history . We see their branches , but we cannot find their root . It is the Slavonic Aryan who periodically faces the Asiatic Turk , and ...
Page 287
... century A.D. that they pushed within the boundaries of the Empire , and occupied much of the country , which they have never since quitted . With the exception of the Hungarians , who arrived in the tenth century , and the Turks , whose ...
... century A.D. that they pushed within the boundaries of the Empire , and occupied much of the country , which they have never since quitted . With the exception of the Hungarians , who arrived in the tenth century , and the Turks , whose ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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