The Ottomans had gone financially bankrupt in 1875, and in response, Britain took control of Cyprus and seized Egypt in 1882. Ottomans surrendered Jerusalem in 1917.
It’s commonly spread misconception that
Shaykh Mohammed bin Abdulwahab and the first Saudi ruler Mohammed bin Saud
rebelled and revolted against the Ottoman Empire to demolish...
The name of Durru Shehvar, the elder daughter-in-law of the Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, is remembered for the social and philanthropic work she...