Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 January 2009
For several years, whenever time permitted, I have worked on a book, Southeastern Europe under Ottoman Rule, covering the centuries between the conquest of Gallipoli in 1354 and the beginning of the Serb revolt in 1804. As the title of my study indicates, it covers only the Balkan Peninsula, Hungary, and Romania. It is not a history of the Ottomans in Europe, but an attempt to present the story of the people who lived under Ottoman rule.
Author's Note. This paper was originally written as a lecture delivered in May 1974 at the G. E. von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies of the University of California, Los Angeles.
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