Billy Wellman > Quotes

“With the capture of Nicomedia, the Ottomans became an undisputed force to be reckoned with”
― Billy Wellman, The Ottoman Empire: An Enthralling Guide to One of the Mightiest and Longest-Lasting Dynasties in World History

“Decline of the Empire”
― Billy Wellman, The Ottoman Empire: An Enthralling Guide to One of the Mightiest and Longest-Lasting Dynasties in World History

“landowners and the governors of different provinces started to operate largely on their own,”
― Billy Wellman, The Ottoman Empire: An Enthralling Guide to One of the Mightiest and Longest-Lasting Dynasties in World History

“He returned the territories around Constantinople and the important city of Salonica to the emperor.”
― Billy Wellman, The Ottoman Empire: An Enthralling Guide to One of the Mightiest and Longest-Lasting Dynasties in World History

“Suleiman now gave Barbarossa a mission statement.”
― Billy Wellman, Suleiman the Magnificent: An Enthralling Guide to the Sultan Who Ruled during the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire

“False eyes were also added to ensure the corpse looked like how the person did while still alive.”
― Billy Wellman, Ancient Egypt: An Enthralling Overview of Egyptian History, Starting from the Settlement of the Nile Valley through the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms to the Death of Cleopatra VII

“Persian merchants in Istanbul had seen their inventory confiscated.”
― Billy Wellman, Suleiman the Magnificent: An Enthralling Guide to the Sultan Who Ruled during the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire

“and Transylvania to the Habsburgs.”
― Billy Wellman, The Ottoman Empire: An Enthralling Guide to One of the Mightiest and Longest-Lasting Dynasties in World History

“regained control of Buda, Suleiman decided he needed to go further this time.”
― Billy Wellman, Suleiman the Magnificent: An Enthralling Guide to the Sultan Who Ruled during the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire

“defeated Byzantine Emperor Andronikos III at the Battle of Pelecanum in 1329.”
― Billy Wellman, The Ottoman Empire: An Enthralling Guide to One of the Mightiest and Longest-Lasting Dynasties in World History

“Although there were arguments for further expansion into Europe,”
― Billy Wellman, The Ottoman Empire: An Enthralling Guide to One of the Mightiest and Longest-Lasting Dynasties in World History

“In early 1357, Suleyman, Orhan’s eldest son and successor, tragically passed away, and the younger son of the Ottoman emir, Halil,”
― Billy Wellman, The Ottoman Empire: An Enthralling Guide to One of the Mightiest and Longest-Lasting Dynasties in World History

“Barbarossa, with his sixty galleys, quickly realized he had no chance of winning any battle”
― Billy Wellman, Suleiman the Magnificent: An Enthralling Guide to the Sultan Who Ruled during the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire

“Safavids, who had once again thrust into Iraq and massacred the Sunni population of Baghdad in 1624.”
― Billy Wellman, The Ottoman Empire: An Enthralling Guide to One of the Mightiest and Longest-Lasting Dynasties in World History

“Bayezid I continued fighting the holy war in the name of Islam against the Christians of the Balkans”
― Billy Wellman, The Ottoman Empire: An Enthralling Guide to One of the Mightiest and Longest-Lasting Dynasties in World History

“Mehmed built a new castle for himself in Constantinople, overlooking the Bosphorus and allowing him to be secluded”
― Billy Wellman, The Ottoman Empire: An Enthralling Guide to One of the Mightiest and Longest-Lasting Dynasties in World History

“When, Bayezid chose his son Ahmet as his successor in 1512, Selim was enraged.”
― Billy Wellman, Suleiman the Magnificent: An Enthralling Guide to the Sultan Who Ruled during the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire

“Abu Bakr became the first caliph, and his followers became the Sunni;”
― Billy Wellman, Suleiman the Magnificent: An Enthralling Guide to the Sultan Who Ruled during the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire

“The First Losses of the Empire During the 17th century, the Ottoman Empire experienced domestic and external challenges,”
― Billy Wellman, The Ottoman Empire: An Enthralling Guide to One of the Mightiest and Longest-Lasting Dynasties in World History

“the Ottomans achieved a close victory against the Mamluks, thanks to their superior troops, and killed the Mamluk sultan, Qansuh al-Ghuri, routing the Egyptian army.”
― Billy Wellman, The Ottoman Empire: An Enthralling Guide to One of the Mightiest and Longest-Lasting Dynasties in World History

“Osman is considered to be the founder of the Ottoman state, which derives its name from its first ruler.”
― Billy Wellman, The Ottoman Empire: An Enthralling Guide to One of the Mightiest and Longest-Lasting Dynasties in World History

“Rise of the Middle Kingdom”
― Billy Wellman, Ancient Egypt: An Enthralling Overview of Egyptian History, Starting from the Settlement of the Nile Valley through the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms to the Death of Cleopatra VII

“Egypt reached its peak,”
― Billy Wellman, Ancient Egypt: An Enthralling Overview of Egyptian History, Starting from the Settlement of the Nile Valley through the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms to the Death of Cleopatra VII

“Bayezid’s quick vanguard was able to crush the crusaders from the sides while the main infantry advanced forward”
― Billy Wellman, The Ottoman Empire: An Enthralling Guide to One of the Mightiest and Longest-Lasting Dynasties in World History

“Members of the Janissary and the sipahi (cavalry) corps of the army were discontent with the continued defeats the army suffered.”
― Billy Wellman, The Ottoman Empire: An Enthralling Guide to One of the Mightiest and Longest-Lasting Dynasties in World History

“led by the legendary Tamerlane, in the early 1390s after brutal raids and conquests”
― Billy Wellman, The Ottoman Empire: An Enthralling Guide to One of the Mightiest and Longest-Lasting Dynasties in World History

“taking large parts of Germany and western Europe out of the Catholic Church.”
― Billy Wellman, Suleiman the Magnificent: An Enthralling Guide to the Sultan Who Ruled during the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire

“If a boy was the only son of a family, he would never be taken,”
― Billy Wellman, Suleiman the Magnificent: An Enthralling Guide to the Sultan Who Ruled during the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire

“Suleiman was one of the great figures of his age—and it was truly an age of great rulers.”
― Billy Wellman, Suleiman the Magnificent: An Enthralling Guide to the Sultan Who Ruled during the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire

“Technically, neither Russia nor the Ottomans had the right to influence Crimea according to the treaty,”
― Billy Wellman, The Ottoman Empire: An Enthralling Guide to One of the Mightiest and Longest-Lasting Dynasties in World History