Smoking Could Get You Killed in the Ottoman Empire

Murad IV and his phobia for smokers

Daniel C.

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A Depiction of an Ottoman Coffee Shop (AncientOrigins.net)

TTobacco is a plant indigenous to the Americas and was introduced to Europe in the 16th century. The first person to introduce tobacco to Europe on a significant scale was Sir Walter Raleigh of England. He was responsible for founding the settlements in current day Virginia and North Carolina, where the environment was…

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