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Osman Reborn: The Survival of Ottoman Democracy *** Chapter 1: Preparations for War? *** “The Legacy of the Italo-Ottoman War is one of incredulity in Italy, and one that of pride in the Ottoman Empire, and not without reason. The war did a lot to restore the pride of its citizens in the...

I know this might not be the most plausible scenario, but what if the Ottomans, when switching from Persian as the official language, decided to go for Arabic instead of Turkish. Would we see an Arabic dialect that borrows heavily from Turkish grow in city centres around Anatolia? Would we see...

Hi, my name is Corporal Tommy. This is something I have been meaning to write a while now but haven't figured when was best time. Well I guess now is the best time to do. So what is this Alternate History about? Well I wanted to see what happened if Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah of Malacca, the...

So as we all know, after World War 1 the Ottoman Sultanate came close to being abolished by Turkish nationalists who wanted to end the Empire, end the Caliphate and replace them with a secular republic. But with the death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the quashing of the Turkish National Movement...

One of my favorite dynasties are the Saffarids, due the fact that it was founded by a mere craftsmen, who managesd to conquer most of Persia, hal of Pakistan and all Afeghanistan. The saffarids were also quite nationalist according too wikipedia: In 876 the Saffarids made a ambitious offensive...