TY - BOOK AU - Pitcher,Donald Edgar TI - An historical geography of the Ottoman empire from earliest times to the end of the sixteenth century PY - 1972/// CY - Leiden PB - Brill KW - Turkey KW - Historical geography KW - History KW - 1453-1683 N1 - List of maps -- Introduction: the sources -- The historical background -- The foundation of the Ottoman power -- The conquests of Murak I and Bayezid I (1362-1402) -- The recovery after Ankara (1402-51) -- The Second Period of Expansion (1451-1503) -- From Sultanate to Empire (1503-20) -- Cont. : The climax and breakdown of the Imperial Achievement (1520-1606) -- The political geography of the Imperial Administration -- The Ottoman provinces in the 16th century ER -