About this title: Suleiman the Magnificent, the most extraordinary of all Ottoman sultans, led his army as far as the gates of Vienna, made himself master of the Mediterranean, and established his court in Baghdad. He regarded it as his duty to extend the boundaries of Islam farther and farther, and the Christian world could not agree to unite against him: Charles the Fifth was forced to sign the humiliating Treaty of Constantinople, while his most Christian Majesty Francis the First allied himself with the Grand Turk. 'The Shadow of God on Earth', but also an expert politician and all-powerful despot, ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780863565106ISBN:0863565107
Description: New. "The Shadow of God on Earth, " Suleiman presided over an empire of over thirty million inhabitants representing nearly all races and religions. Since God had invested him with power, he felt obliged to ensure justice and see to the well-being of his s... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Saqi Books
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780863565106ISBN:0863565107
Description: New. Suleiman the Magnificent, the extraordinary of all Ottoman sultans, led his army as far as the gates of Vienna, made himself master of the Mediterranean, and established his court in Baghdad. 'The Shadow of God on Earth', but also an expert politician... read more
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