Suleiman I "The Magnificent" the Ottoman ruler.

The Ottoman Empire was one of the greatest empires of the world. "Their moment of glory in the sixteenth century represented one of the heights of human creativity, optimism, and artistry. The empire they built was the largest and most influential of the Muslim empires of the modern period, and their culture and military expansion crossed over into Europe." (Hooker) The Ottoman Empire lasted until the twentieth century. Pressured out of their homeland in the …

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