Find out why Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I deserved the epithet “the Magnificent”.
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The Rise and Fall of the Ottomans
Once viewed as an existential threat to Christian Europe, the Ottomans went through a long a tragic decline leading up to WWI.
The Sultanate of Women was a period where women ruled in the Ottoman Empire. Imperial affairs were dominated by Sultanas, who wielded unprecedented …
The story of Hurrem Sultan is a unique facet of the Ottoman Empire’s rich history. Hurrem, also known as Roxelana, lived a life that shocked her …
The Ottoman Empire was an Islamic state, which at the height of its power in the 16th and 17th centuries controlled most of Southeastern Europe, …
When we think of the Ottoman Empire, it immediately and almost inevitably sparks our imagination. It evokes an orientalist fantasy that is populated …
The Ottoman Empire is facing eradication. Tsar Nicholas I of Russia is moving in to give the final blow. But France and Britain intervene, thus …
From the 16th century to World War I, Russia and the Ottoman Empire constantly collided. This past rivalry is a fabric of legends.
