Suleiman the Magnificent ruled the Ottoman Empire for 46 years, from 1520 to 1566. He conquered vast lands in North Africa, Hungary, and Mesopotamia, and made his empire one of the most powerful in the world. He was the longest-serving sultan of the Ottomans, and he oversaw a population of at least 25 million people. He passed away at the age of 71, shortly before his army achieved a victory at the siege of Szigetvár in Hungary. Suleiman had many sons who could inherit his throne, but only one of them survived to see his father’s death.
This is the tragic story of Suleiman’s sons.
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