Macedonians in a book from 1751

**Daskalot** · 09-10-2009, 04:39 PM

History will jump up and bite all deniers of us Macedonians in their back end.

**Soldier of Macedon** · 09-10-2009, 05:12 PM

Excellent TM.

**TrueMacedonian** · 10-08-2009, 03:28 PM

After some further research I found that the lion in the Sigimund painting is not the Macedonian lion but the Bohemian coat. Either way history has recorded Macedonians fighting the Ottoman Turks under Sigismund. Here's something more interesting that I found to elaborate further the Macedonian involvement in fighting against the new oppressor, the Ottomans;

The Ottoman state in 1389 may have been large, but it was also very fragile. In europe, not only did the opposition remain in Macedonia, Constantinople, and elsewhere, but King Sigismund of Hungary also resisted Ottoman advances.

The Ottoman Empire and early modern Europe By Daniel Goffman page 45

The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe

http://books.google.com/books?id=3uJzjatjTL4C&pg=PA46&dq=christians+taxed+heavily+in+ottoman+empire+caused+rebellions#v=onepage&q=macedonia&f=false

Despite the fact that its capital city and over one third of its territory was within the continent of Europe, the Ottoman Empire has consistently been regarded as a place apart, inextricably divided from the West by differences of culture and religion. A perception of its militarism, its barbarism, its tyranny, the sexual appetites of its rulers and its pervasive exoticism has led historians to measure the Ottoman world against a western standard and find it lacking. In recent decades, a dynamic and convincing scholarship has emerged that seeks to comprehend and, in the process, to de-exoticize this enduring realm. Dan Goffman provides a thorough introduction to the history and institutions of the Ottoman Empire from this new standpoint, and presents a claim for its inclusion in Europe. His lucid and engaging book--an important addition to New Approaches in European History--will be essential reading for undergraduates.

This is a very interesting period in Macedonian history. I would like to look for further info on this 'Nicholas the Macedonian' as well. Where did the author find this reference? That is the question.

Macedonians in a book from 1751

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