The "sublime Porte."
Parent Issue
Day
20
Month
June
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text
The empire of Turkey is called the Sublime Porte from the principal entrance of the seraglio belng a huge pavilion with eight openings over the gate or porte. This gate, from whlch the Ottoman empire took its name, is very high and is guarded bjr flftjr capIdjis or porters.
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Subjects
Old News
Ann Arbor Register