In the 15th century, the Ottomans used military might and political savvy to gradually conquer the Byzantine Peloponnese. In this meticulously researched study, Georgios Liakopoulos discusses the demography of the region, including the density of population—urban and rural, sedentary and nomadic—concentrating on the influx and settlement of the Albanians, the second largest ethnic group in the peninsula. Accompanied by topographic and linguistic notes, the book includes 38 detailed maps of the early Ottoman Peloponnese, as well as tables and charts.