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Osman of Timisoara 4: Imperial Pastry Prep and Tavern Brawls

Osman of Timisoara 4: Imperial Pastry Prep and Tavern Brawls

Update: 2025-07-31
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Osman's time in the city of Vienna is punctuated by violent misadventure, an unlikely career in sweets, and an ethical failing.


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Sources:



  • Osman Aga of Timisoara. Prisoner of the Infidels. Edited, translated, and introduced by Giancarlo Casale. University of California Press, 2021.


  • An Ottoman Traveller: Selections from the Book of Travels of Evliya Çelebi. Translation and commentary by Robert Dankoff and Sooyong Kim. Eland, 2010.

  • Finkel, Caroline. Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire. Basic Books, 2005.

  • Robertson, Angus. The Crossroads of Civilization: A History of Vienna. Simon and Schuster, 2022.

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Osman of Timisoara 4: Imperial Pastry Prep and Tavern Brawls

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