The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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... continued their wars in Europe , until in 1453 Mohammed II . stormed Constantinople ( and destroyed the last trace of the Byzantine Empire ) , which from that day to this has continued the capital of the Turks . Bajazet II . extended ...
... continued their wars in Europe , until in 1453 Mohammed II . stormed Constantinople ( and destroyed the last trace of the Byzantine Empire ) , which from that day to this has continued the capital of the Turks . Bajazet II . extended ...
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... continued with unabated fervour . A Moslem of the highest piety will , indeed , endeavour to visit Damascus , Jerusalem , Medina , and Mecca ; but a journey to these four sacred places is costly , and occupies so long , that the ...
... continued with unabated fervour . A Moslem of the highest piety will , indeed , endeavour to visit Damascus , Jerusalem , Medina , and Mecca ; but a journey to these four sacred places is costly , and occupies so long , that the ...
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Robert Brown. Falls ( continued ) : -- Kaaterskill , New York , II . 215 Menomonee , II . 115 Niagara , II . * 213 St ... ( continued ) : - Garry , I. 191 Gibson , II . 124 Good Hope , I. 22 , 191 , 194 Nelson , I. 191 Providence , I. 194 ...
Robert Brown. Falls ( continued ) : -- Kaaterskill , New York , II . 215 Menomonee , II . 115 Niagara , II . * 213 St ... ( continued ) : - Garry , I. 191 Gibson , II . 124 Good Hope , I. 22 , 191 , 194 Nelson , I. 191 Providence , I. 194 ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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