Suleyman The Magnificent, Was One Of The Greatest Sultans Of The Ottoman Empire,

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Term Paper Title	Suleyman The Magnificent, Was One Of The Greatest Sultans Of The Ottoman Empire,
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     Suleyman the Magnificent, was one of the greatest sultans of the Ottoman empire, he made the following statement that summarizes the Ottoman empire at its peak: "I am God's slave and sultan of this world.  By the grace of God I am head of Muhammad's community.  God's might and Muhammad's miracles are my companions.  I am Suleyman, in whose name the hutbe is read in Mecca and Medina.  In Baghdad I am the shah, in Byzantine realms the Caesar, and in Egypt the sultan; who sends his fleets to the seas of Europe, the Maghrib and India.  I am the sultan who took the crown and throne of Hungary and granted them to a humble slave.  The voivoda Petru raised his head in revolt, but my horse's hoofs ground him into the dust, and I conquered the land of Moldavia." 1
     The Ottoman empire was founded by Othman, a Turkish tribal chieftain in Anatolia that lasted for almost six centuries.  The Ottomans' extended their empire by conquering lands of the Byzantine Empire and beyond.  Some of the regions that were conquered were the countries in the Balkan Peninsula such as Serbia, Bosnia; the islands of the Eastern Mediterranean; parts of Hungary; Egypt and parts of Arabia.  (Refer to Appendix A)
     The Byzantine conquest was achieved in 1453, where the fall of Constantinople (now Istanbul) occurred.  At that time, most of the surrounding area was in Ottoman hands.  Later in 1361, there was the conquering of Thrace, which is northwest of Constantinople.  It was conquered by Othman's successor, Murad I.  Bayezid I, Murad I's successor, was unable to conquest any other regions in Europe.  He concentrated his efforts on Eastern Asia.  Timur's successor was Murad II where he suppressed the Balkan resistance and eliminated all but two Turkish principalities in Asia Minor.  Murad II 's successor, Mohammed II, worked for consolidation and an adequate administrative and tax system.
     A heavy tax burden was responsible in part for revolts in Anatolia, abandonment of farm lands and depopulation of villages; thus the empire experienced decline in the tax revenues despite higher taxes.2
     The major climax in Ottoman history which was between the years of 1481-1566, was due to mainly three sultans, Bayezid II (1481-1512), Selim I (1512-20) and Suleyman I the Magnificent (1520-66).  The Bayezid sultan was the one who expanded the empire in Europe and put rebellions in Asia Minor.  He was also the sultan that created the Ottoman fleet into a major Mediterranean navel force.  This had given...

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