The first independent ruler of the Crimea under the Mongols was the Seljuk Sultan Kei-Kavus II
Screex The Seljuk Turks, back in the period of their power, at the beginning of the...
Who are the dervishes in Islam? Do they exist in Azerbaijan?
In short, these are members of the Sufi brotherhood, a religious order (Tariqa) in Islam...
The Battle of the Three Kings: How the Turks and Moroccans defeated the Portuguese and changed the course of history
After Algeria recognized Ottoman suzerainty, Morocco remained the last independent Islamic state in North Africa....
The Bektashi in the Ottoman Empire are the patrons of the Janissaries who fell with them
People tend to represent major movements within Islam as separate denominations, the difference between which...
Timariots are landlords of the Ottoman Empire. How did they differ from the Sepoys?
It’s easy: a sipah is a mounted warrior, a traditional Turkic cavalryman of the Ottoman...
Bayezid II – the forgotten grandfather of Suleiman the Magnificent
Bayezid II is one of the most forgotten and unpopular Ottoman sultans. It cannot be...
Which nations resisted the Ottoman Empire?
Few people remember this now, but the Ottoman Empire began with 500 soldiers who fled...
The role of the Seljuks at the beginning of the Crusades
Historians call the Seljuks a dynasty of Central Asian origin, which reigned in the territory...
The Seljuk state at the beginning of the 11th century
The situation in Central Asia in the 10th century In the VIII—IX centuries, the most...
The Battle of the Inche River on August 30, 1722 — The Highlanders know how to fight and die as warriors
The dragoons were excitedly exchanging fire with the Highlanders. They rode in front of them...