The Clash of Civilizations in the Time of Shakespeare: Part Two
All the Ottoman Sultans were descendants of Osman I (1258-1326). Around 1300, this ruler united certain of the disparate Turkish tribes (Seljuks) who had originally settled in Anatolia from the 11th Century. Osman emerged as a ruthless leader, uniting some of these tribes with force where necessary and establishing a center of power at Bursa near Constantinople.
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