Ottoman Empire
Successors of the Roman, Byzantine, and Arabian Empires, the Ottoman reigned for six centuries. They ruled the Mediterranean Sea and the North Africa.
It was not only a political and military domination, but also an unforgettable flowery of all arts, a golden age of the whole XVIth century, involving all kind of craftsmen coming from Iran, Syria, Egypt...
Ottoman Empire and Balkan arms
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Ottoman yatagan
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Ottoman court dagger with gilded scabbard and hilt
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Cretan knife
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