Yemen’s inhospitable mountain ranges and fiercely independent people have kept all but the most determined invader at bay; and even the Ottomans, when they entered the region in the 16th century, were hard put to achieve more than a tenuous occupation of its highlands. Their military campaign was chronicled by Qutb al-Din al-Nahrawali, a scholar charged by an Ottoman general to document his army’s progress. Lightning Over Yemen makes an invaluable 16th century Ottoman source document available in English for the first time. Al-Nahrawali’s work vividly brings to life a vital period in the history of this far-flung province of the Ottoman empire, which Clive Smith’s exemplary translation fully conveys.
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". . . an intense description of a key moment in history, which Smith has succeeded in making highly readable."--Venetia Porter, Cornucopia Magazine
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Original Language: Arabic
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As soon as the Ottoman sovereign learnt of Mustafa Pasha's delay in Egypt, together with some of the commanders, in departing for Yemen, he dismissed Mustafa Pasha, and appointed Sinan Pasha as minister. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Almighty God, Hasan Pasha, Sinán Pasha, Behrám Pasha, Sinan Pasha, Khidr Bey, Qarah Kawz Bey, Sublime Porte, Ahmad Bey, Mahmúd Bey, Sayyid Hasan, Commander Qasim, Sayyid Muhammad, Commander Mámáy, Commander Khayr, Turk Mámáy, Great Mosque, Holy Places, Khidr Bev, Abmad Bey, Commander Shaikh, Grand Sharif, Murad Pasha, Naqil Ahmar, Qadi Husayn New!
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As soon as the Ottoman sovereign learnt of Mustafa Pasha's delay in Egypt, together with some of the commanders, in departing for Yemen, he dismissed Mustafa Pasha, and appointed Sinan Pasha as minister. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Almighty God, Hasan Pasha, Sinán Pasha, Behrám Pasha, Sinan Pasha, Khidr Bey, Qarah Kawz Bey, Sublime Porte, Ahmad Bey, Mahmúd Bey, Sayyid Hasan, Commander Qasim, Sayyid Muhammad, Commander Mámáy, Commander Khayr, Turk Mámáy, Great Mosque, Holy Places, Khidr Bev, Abmad Bey, Commander Shaikh, Grand Sharif, Murad Pasha, Naqil Ahmar, Qadi Husayn New!
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- In the High Yemen by Scott in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Rise of Portuguese Power in India (1497-1550) by R.S. Whiteway in Back Matter
- The Arabian Nights: The Marvels and Wonders of the Thousand and One Nights (Signet classics) by Richard F. Burton in Front Matter
- Glorious Koran by Marmaduke William Pickthall in Back Matter
- Islamic Textiles by R. B. Serjeant in Back Matter
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