In the late 13th century, Osman I founded a tiny principality in what is now Turkey, wedged between the decaying Byzantine Empire and the weakening Sultanate of the Seljuk of Rum. This province had outmanoeuvred more strong neighbours to become the huge Ottoman Empire in just a few generations. What fueled its meteoric rise? Mostafa Minawi describes the Ottomans' early years.
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