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- ↑ Casale, Giancarlo (2010). The Ottoman Age of Exploration. Oxford University Press. p. 45.
- ↑ "Soft Empire: The Rise Of The Ottoman Empire As A Global Sea Power In The Indian Ocean" . Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ Crowley, Roger (2015). Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire. Random House Publishing. ISBN 9780812994018.
- ↑ Ágoston, Gábor (2008). Guns for the Sultan - Military Power and the Weapons Industry in the Ottoman Empire. Cambridge University Press. p. 194. ISBN 9780521603911.
- ↑ Casale, Giancarlo (2010). The Ottoman Age of Exploration. Oxford University Press. p. 46.
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