Jihad in the West - Muslim Conquests from the 7th to the 21st Centuries
(570-1990s)
Excerpt:
Chapt. 33: The Ottoman Advent: Turkey Mid-1200's (pp. 209-211) 1250- Turkey - Othman, son of Ertognil, is born. His tribe begins moving into Anatolia fighting the Byzantines on the west and the Mongols on the east. The Mongols had been sweeping across central Asia. In 1258, Hulagu (grandson of Ghengis Khan) took Baghdad. After the adoption of Islam the Turkish advance on Europe became a holy war. In a short time they became the most feared threat to Eastern Europe, twice nearly reaching Vienna.