Suleiman the MagnificentNew Amsterdam, 1992 - Всего страниц: 399 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 the races and religions of mankind were represented. |
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