Ottoman Empire
About Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, historically also known as the Turkish Empire, was a state that spanned much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century to the early 20th century, centered in modern-day Turkey. It also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.
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200 years ago, in the Ottoman Empire, if you knocked off someone's turban, it was punishable by death. I discovered this because I was reading an account in 1799 of a Christian who was taken to court because they were accused of knocking off a Muslim's turban.
from 227: No Such Thing As A More Ambitious Crossover Event In History, 2018-07-27 at 00:34:04 · read transcript
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I think there is a question that it's a pocketful tale, though. It sounds so neat. I found somewhere else where it was bound. Go on. This is in the Ottoman Empire. There were lots... It basically originated for the first time in Yemen in the 15th century, as in grinding the beans, mixing with liquid. There have been various other attempts to use caffeine beans before that.
237: No Such Thing As A Closed-Minded Tortoise, 2018-10-05 · listen
It sounds so neat. Yeah. I found somewhere else where it was bound. Go on. This is in the Ottoman Empire. It basically originated for the first time in Yemen in the 15th century, as in grinding the beans, mixing with liquid. There have been various other attempts to use caffeine beans before that. Yemen is, or modern day Yemen, I guess, is where it first appeared.
No Such Thing As A Closed-Minded Tortoise, 2018-10-05 · listen
Why is it called turkey, like the animal, not the country? Because we thought it was from Turkey. When they were brought over, they were brought over by Arab traders, who, and at the time, we just thought all traders from that part of the world swore allegiance to the Ottoman Empire, and the capital of that was in Turkey. We just thought, yeah, Middle Eastern equals Turkish.
93: No Such Thing As A Christmas Treenis, 2015-12-25 · listen
Why is it called Turkey? The animal, not the country. Because we thought it was from Turkey. When they were brought over, they were brought over by Arab traders who, and at the time we just thought all traders from that part of the world swore allegiance to the Ottoman Empire and the capital of that was in Turkey. Okay. We just thought, yeah, Middle Eastern equals Turkish.
No Such Thing As A Christmas Treenis, 2015-12-25 · listen
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