Interesting thing that one of the most famous quotes from the character in profile pic is “war with Turk must be”. And he means the Ottoman empire.Â
TheHistoryMaster2520 on
Well during the 19th century, the nearest Muslim empire to most Europeans, and the one that most countries bordered, was the Ottoman Empire, an empire whose capital was in Turkey and whose sultans and ruling culture were Turkish
Basileia_Rhomaion on
It’s similar to how the Arabs would refer to any European they encountered during the crusades as Franks
Hairy_Plane_4206 on
Jules vergne talking about armenians, turks, persians and zorastrians no matter what city outside europe
McGillis_is_a_Char on
I find it especially funny when reading quotes in a history book talking about “Turks” led by guys named stuff like Gregorio Bregante, born in Genoa.
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There was, for instance, an erotic novel named [The Lustful Turk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lustful_Turk)
Interesting thing that one of the most famous quotes from the character in profile pic is “war with Turk must be”. And he means the Ottoman empire.Â
Well during the 19th century, the nearest Muslim empire to most Europeans, and the one that most countries bordered, was the Ottoman Empire, an empire whose capital was in Turkey and whose sultans and ruling culture were Turkish
It’s similar to how the Arabs would refer to any European they encountered during the crusades as Franks
Jules vergne talking about armenians, turks, persians and zorastrians no matter what city outside europe
I find it especially funny when reading quotes in a history book talking about “Turks” led by guys named stuff like Gregorio Bregante, born in Genoa.