How did the powerful Ottoman Empire manage to conquer Egypt a major Mamluk stronghold in just one year? This video explores the military strategy, political maneuvering, and key battles behind the ...

One of the greatest empires in history, the Ottomans reigned for more than 600 years before crumbling on the battlefields of World War I. The tughra (insignia) of the 16th-century Ottoman emperor ...

For centuries empires were the dominant form of political organisation. In the west there is some degree of familiarity with the British, French and German empires, and the empires of Spain and ...