Princess Niloufer Hanımsultan: The Ottoman Royal Who Married Moazzam Jah, Became Hyderabad’s ‘Kohinoor’, And Founded Niloufer Hospital After A Maid’s Death

Princess Niloufer Hanımsultan, born an Ottoman royal, became Hyderabad’s beloved “Kohinoor” after marrying Prince Moazzam Jah ...
Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis recognizes martyrdom of Lebanese priests killed under Ottoman Empire

Pope Francis Wednesday advanced the sainthood causes of nine men and women, including two Lebanese priests martyred under the Ottoman Empire. Fr. Leonard Melki and Fr. Thomas Saleh were Capuchin ...
The Economist

The Ottoman empire fell a century ago. Or did it?

The Last Days of the Ottoman empire: 1918-1922. By Ryan Gingeras. Allen Lane; 368 pages; $47.95 and £30 As it turned out, more than six centuries of Ottoman rule ended with a whimper rather than a ...
The Conversation

Five things you need to know about the Ottoman empire

King's College London provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. For centuries empires were the dominant form of political organisation. In the west there is some degree of familiarity with ...
The Washington Post

Two new books explore the scope of the Ottoman Empire — and its end

‘The Ottomans: A Cultural Legacy’ and ‘The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire’ expand on histories too often dismissed as mere footnotes A century after its demise, the Ottoman Empire may seem like a ...