Suleiman The Magnificent |
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| Author:
| Clot, Andre |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56131-039-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1993 |
| Publisher: | Ivan R. Dee Publisher
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| Imprint: | New Amsterdam Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $46.95 |
Book Description:
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A biography of Suleiman the Magnificent, the most glorious of the Ottoman sultans, who kept Europe atremble for nearly half a century. Clot examines how, in just a few years, The Shadow of God on Earth led his army--the most powerful in the sixteenth century--as far as the gates of Vienna, making himself master of the Mediterranean. Also discussed are the policies that allowed Suleiman the Magnificent to rule over a propserous dominion of 30,000,000 inhabitants, among whom nearly all...
More DescriptionA biography of Suleiman the Magnificent, the most glorious of the Ottoman sultans, who kept Europe atremble for nearly half a century. Clot examines how, in just a few years, The Shadow of God on Earth led his army--the most powerful in the sixteenth century--as far as the gates of Vienna, making himself master of the Mediterranean. Also discussed are the policies that allowed Suleiman the Magnificent to rule over a propserous dominion of 30,000,000 inhabitants, among whom nearly all the races and religions of mankind were represented.