ottoman
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It was originally bought by Khalil Sherif Pasha, widely known as Khalil-Bey, an Ottoman statesman and diplomat posted in Paris and then Vienna.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
It became a vibrant crossroads under the Ottoman Empire, said Artega, 55, and its population grew to around 25,000 as a construction boom took off.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
“We would like to be civil servants, soldiers, prosecutors…just like we were in Ottoman times.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
Most were casualties of the Mesopotamian Campaign during World War One, when British and Commonwealth troops fought the Ottoman empire.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
In response, Celia goes to the wall and removes a thin Ottoman dagger with a jade hilt from where it hangs with its partner.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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