num_pages: 304
description: In Islamic law the world was made up of the House of Islam and the House of War with the Ottoman Sultan--the perceived successor to the Caliphs--supreme ruler of the Islamic world. However, Suraiya Faroqhi demonstrates that there was no iron curtain between the Ottoman and other worlds but rather a long-established network of diplomatic, financial, cultural and religious connections. These extended to the empires of Asia and the modern states of Europe. Faroqhi's book is based on a huge study of original and early modern sources, including diplomatic records, travel and geographical writing, as well as personal accounts. 
language: English
title: The Ottoman Empire and the World Around it
titlecomplete: The Ottoman Empire and the World Around it (Library of Ottoman Studies)
genres: European History, World History, History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 69
publisher: I.B. Tauris