As the Iran war expands, the roots of many West Asia conflicts lie in the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the European agreements that redrew the region's borders after World War I.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For centuries empires were the dominant form of political organisation. In the west there is some degree of familiarity with the ...

Following the Turco-Mongolian statecraft of ensuring safe and rapid movement of information, armies, and merchants through the lands, Ottoman state paid close attention to the network of roads and ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Ian Morris GOD’S SHADOW Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World By ...