--- product_id: 188397121 title: "Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire Kindle Edition" brand: "caroline finkel" price: "FREE" currency: TND in_stock: false reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/188397121-osmans-dream-the-history-of-the-ottoman-empire-kindle-edition store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire Kindle Edition **Brand:** caroline finkel **Price:** FREE **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire Kindle Edition by caroline finkel - **How much does it cost?** FREE with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/188397121-osmans-dream-the-history-of-the-ottoman-empire-kindle-edition) ## Best For - caroline finkel enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted caroline finkel brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire Kindle Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91hMze1BbHL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Valuable book on the Ottoman Empire *by B***N on Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2017* Caroline Finkel's book "Osman's Dream" is a useful book on the history of the Ottoman empire. It starts with the dream of the first sultan, Osman. He is said to have dreamt about a large tree growing from his navel. Its shade encompassed large parts of the world including distant mountains and mighty rivers. It was a clear sign of the wishes of the early sultans to build an empire. It would stretch across North Africa, including Egypt and also Persia as well as the Middle East.It should be rembered also, that Turkey was important in the attempts to stop Russian imperialism from Peter I and through the nineteenth century. During the Great Northern War (1700 - 1721) the Ottomans cooperated with Sweden, Poland and Ukraine against Moscow. Sweden's King Charles XII, Ivan Mazepa and Pylyp Orlyk were permitted to reside on Ottoman territory.Later Sweden, France and Turkey cooperated to stop Russian expansion. The first Turkish treaty with a Christian nation was with Sweden in 1739 when Sweden sought to reconquer territories lost during The Great Northern War. This events are covered in Mrs Finkel's book.Published in 2006 this book is still one of the best books on the Ottoman empire.Mr. Bertil Haggman, LL.M.author, Sweden ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Covers a Lot of Territory *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2018* I picked this book up as a follow-on to a more extensive look into early Islamic history. Finkel's work covers 6 centuries in a single volume and does a commendable job of it. It is a Sultans, Queen Mothers, Veziers, Efendis, and Pashas version of history, with a few rebels thrown in, but it would be hard to cover six hundred years in about as many pages in any other way. There are places where it starts to stray toward the "Islam is a great religion that is misunderstood by the West" theme popular in contemporary academic circles, but that sentiment is largely held in check. It's not a fast read, but it is a worthwhile one. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A journey through the centuries of a key and little understood part of our history *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2015* I started into the book expecting a reasonably abbreviated summary of this period in our history (world history). What I found very quickly became an incredibly detailed and thorough history of the Ottomans for more than 600 years. Encompassing all of the significant cultural and political entities during that time, the book creates a vision of how the world from North Africa to Europe and South Asia reacted to the establishment of the political and religious functions that became the Ottoman Empire and eventually the caliphate. While the book ends with the final chapter of the Ottomans as the remnants became modern Turkey in the 1920s, what is left are the religious and political divisions that define even modern day conflicts in areas from Eastern Europe to North Africa and on through Iran into South Asia. For those wanting to gain a better understanding of how the current political and religious divisions throughout these areas developed and why many of the divisions appear to be characterized by an unreasonable intransigence, this book has to become part of your reference library. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/188397121-osmans-dream-the-history-of-the-ottoman-empire-kindle-edition](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/188397121-osmans-dream-the-history-of-the-ottoman-empire-kindle-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-10-10*