Ottoman Lives

Ottoman Lives Episodes

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  The Outlaw June 22, 2019 - 26 min
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  The Holy Man June 21, 2019 - 29 min
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  The Concubine June 20, 2019 - 41 min
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  The Harem Eunuch June 19, 2019 - 23 min
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  The Peasant June 18, 2019 - 24 min
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  The Sultan June 17, 2019 - 44 min
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  The Janissary June 14, 2019 - 66 min
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  Prologue to Ottoman Lives June 12, 2019 - 0 min

About Ottoman Lives

The Ottoman Empire lasted for six hundred years and dominated the Middle East and Europe, from Budapest to Baghdad and everything in between. The sultans ruled three continents. But they didn't do it on their own. This podcast looks at the cast of characters who made the empire run: the sultan, the queen mother, the peasant, the janissary, the harem eunuch, the holy man, and the outlaw.

Meet your Host

Scott Rank is the host of the History Unplugged Podcast and a PhD in history who specialized in the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey. Before going down the academic route he worked as a journalist in Istanbul. He has written 12 history books on topics ranging from lost Bronze Age civilizations to the Age of Discovery. Some of his books include The Age of Illumination: Science, Technology, and Reason in the Middle Ages and History’s 9 Most Insane Rulers.. Learn more about him by going to scottrankphd.com.