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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Turkoman
Britannica 11thTURKOMAN, a name applied to certain Turkish tribes still nomad or only recently settled in Transcaspia and northern Afghanistan and Persia. (See TURKS.)
Vol. 27, pp. 468-468
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Erzingan
Britannica 11th... e latter to the Mongols in 1 243. After having been held by Mongols, Tatars and Turkomans, it was added to the Osmanli empire by Mahommed II. in 1473. In 1784 the town was almost destroyed by an earthquake. (C.W.W.; F. R. M.)
Vol. 9, pp. 759-759
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