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In 1453, Mehmed the Conqueror entered Constantinople on a white horse, beginning the Ottoman love affair with the city that lasted until 1924. Philip Mansel's acclaimed book is an absorbing account of the interaction between a vibrantly cosmopolitan capital and the extraordinary dynasty that ruled it for almost five centuries.Philip Mansel is the author of 'Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 14531924', published 2006 under ISBN 9780719568800 and ISBN 0719568803.
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