Rivers of the Sultan : the Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire / Faisal H. Husain.
2021
HD1698
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Title
Rivers of the Sultan : the Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire / Faisal H. Husain.
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ISBN
9780197547304 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (276 pages) : illustrations, maps (black and white).
Call Number
HD1698
Dewey Decimal Classification
333.916209560903
Summary
In the early sixteenth century, a series of military campaigns between the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf brought the entirety of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers under Ottoman control. This book offers a history of this rare political unification of the longest rivers in West Asia and its impact on the Ottoman state, provincial society, and the environment.
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In the early sixteenth century, a series of military campaigns between the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf brought the entirety of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers under Ottoman control. This book offers a history of this rare political unification of the longest rivers in West Asia and its impact on the Ottoman state, provincial society, and the environment.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 10, 2021).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780197547274
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