Peerless among princes : the life and times of Sultan Süleyman / Kaya Şahin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Şahin, Kaya, 1974- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kings and rulers.

Turkey--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Turkey.

Turkey--History--Süleyman I, 1520-1566.

Süleyman I, Sultan of the Turks, 1494 or 1495-1566.

Süleyman.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

A full life and times biography of Sultan Süleyman, the sixteenth-century Sunni Muslim ruler of the multiethnic and multireligious Ottoman Empire that stretched from Hungary to Iran, and from the Crimea to north Africa and the Indian Ocean.

Contents:

Cover Page

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Note on Usage

Introduction

1. The Family Story: The Ottomans before Süleyman

2. Childhood and Adolescence: Raising a Prince, 1494/​5-​1509

3. Apprenticeship: Service as District Governor, 1509-​20

4. Ascent: The First Years on the Throne, 1520-​25

5. Growth: A New Imperial Vision, 1525-​33

6. Maturation: The Middle Years, 1533-53

7. Old Age: The Final Years, 1553-​66

Conclusion: Legacies

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Oxford University Press, Incorporated Peerless among Princes

ISBN:

0-19-753165-2

0-19-753166-0

0-19-753164-4