A Seminary Student Climbed a Minaret and Started a War
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A Seminary Student Climbed a Minaret and Started a War

A single shout from a Belgrade minaret in 1683 lit a chain reaction that would redraw the map of Eastern Europe—and the man behind it was a teenage seminary student who had never fought a battle.

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