[62] Milner, “The Turkish Empire,” pp. 6-7.
[63] Milner, “The Turkish Empire,” pp. 18-20.
[64] Milner, “Turkish Empire,” p. 33.
[65] Happily, Luther did not live in the days of William II of Germany.
[66] In his campaign against Syria and Egypt, Selim captured Cairo,
deposed the last Caliph Al-mutawakkel. Selim was invested with the
dignity by the sheriff of Mecca, who consigned the keys of Kaaba to his
custody. He added the title of defender of the holy cities of Mecca and
Medina. His successors have since been regarded as the supreme chiefs
of the orthodox Moslem world. Milner, “Turkish Empire,” p. 105.
[67] Milner, “The Turkish Empire,” pp. 135, 138.
[68] Ubicini, “Letters on Turkey,” Vol. II, p. 340.