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The Ottoman “Age of Discovery”

Professor Marc David Baer discusses the Ottoman empire and its overlooked place in the “Age of Discovery”

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Published: November 22, 2021 at 12:33 pm
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The “Age of Discovery” is traditionally known as a period between the 15th and 16th centuries, when European Christian powers sailed west and encountered lands and peoples previously unknown to them. However, speaking to David Musgrove, Professor Marc David Baer contends that this narrative overlooks the influential role of the Ottoman empire.

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Marc David Baer is the author of The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs (Basic Books, 2021)

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Dr David MusgroveContent director, HistoryExtra.com

David Musgrove is content director of the HistoryExtra.com website and podcast, plus its sister print magazines BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed. He has a PhD in medieval landscape archaeology and is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

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