The Ottoman Empire by Henry Freeman

The Ottoman Empire by Henry Freeman is a concise history of the Ottoman Empire, from its origins as a frontier principality to its rise as a major imperial power and its later decline.

The book follows the empire across its long history, looking at how a small Anatolian state grew through conquest and consolidation into a state spanning three continents, and at the institutions and society that held it together. It considers the empire's military expansion, its systems of government and administration, and the diverse peoples, faiths and trades within its borders, as well as the pressures that gathered in its later centuries and the questions that surrounded its final years.

What readers will explore:

• The origins of the Ottoman state and its early expansion through the Balkans
• The institutions and society of the empire, including millets, guilds, trade, religion and mysticism
• The imperial style of the fifteenth century and the Golden Age of the sixteenth century
• The strains and changes of the later empire, up to the Eastern Question and the First World War era

Who this book is for: Readers who want a short, accessible introduction to Ottoman history, students beginning the subject, and anyone curious about how one of history's longest-lived empires rose, endured and fell.

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