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Global Ottoman: The Cairo-Istanbul Axis

Posted on 13. February 2017 by Global Urban History

By Adam Mestyan, Duke University On a Sunday at the end of January 1863 groups of sheikhs, notables, merchants, consuls, and soldiers gathered in the Citadel of Cairo. They came to witness a crucial event: the reading aloud of the … Continue reading →

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