The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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... rule of the Sultan , and in Africa , including the vilayet of Tripoli , Benghazi , and Egypt , 5,300,000 , giving 33,000,000 of subjects to the Sultan , though in some estimates the number is made larger and in some smaller . Indeed ...
... rule of the Sultan , and in Africa , including the vilayet of Tripoli , Benghazi , and Egypt , 5,300,000 , giving 33,000,000 of subjects to the Sultan , though in some estimates the number is made larger and in some smaller . Indeed ...
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... rule in most out - of - the - way places , but of late years the power of the provincial governors has been materially curbed , and the people are , as a rule , where of the prevailing faith , reasonably comfortable . Even the ...
... rule in most out - of - the - way places , but of late years the power of the provincial governors has been materially curbed , and the people are , as a rule , where of the prevailing faith , reasonably comfortable . Even the ...
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... rule of the French . Up to the year 1871 it was under military rule , but since then the establishment of civil institutions in the civilised districts seems to have given it a fresh start in prosperity , for while , in 1879 , the ...
... rule of the French . Up to the year 1871 it was under military rule , but since then the establishment of civil institutions in the civilised districts seems to have given it a fresh start in prosperity , for while , in 1879 , the ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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