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In history, she was the first "Haseki Sultan" chief consort of the Sultan. In the series, Mahidevran Sultan was the first Haseki Sultan. She achieved power and influenced the politics of the Ottoman Empire through her husband, and played an active role in state affairs. In her reign, the people once believed that she was a witch, as she seduced Sultan Suleiman and was strong in politics. Alexandra was born in in Rutheni, which at that time was a part of the Kingdom of Poland. She was the daughter of an Orthodox priest, and her native language was Russian or Ruthenian. In the s Crimean Tartars captured her during one of their frequent raids into this region, took her as a slave first selling her to the Crimean city of Kaffa, a major center of the slave trade, then to Istanbul , and she and her friend from her village, Maria, were sent to Sultan Suleiman's harem.

Magnificent century

Suleiman succeeded his father, Selim I , as sultan on 30 September and began his reign with campaigns against the Christian powers in Central Europe and the Mediterranean. Belgrade fell to him in and the island of Rhodes in — Suleiman became a prominent monarch of 16th-century Europe, presiding over the apex of the Ottoman Empire's economic, military and political power. Suleiman personally led Ottoman armies in conquering the Christian strongholds of Belgrade and Rhodes as well as most of Hungary before his conquests were checked at the siege of Vienna in He annexed much of the Middle East in his conflict with the Safavids and large areas of North Africa as far west as Algeria. Under his rule, the Ottoman fleet dominated the seas from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and through the Persian Gulf. At the helm of an expanding empire, Suleiman personally instituted major judicial changes relating to society, education, taxation and criminal law. His reforms, carried out in conjunction with the empire's chief judicial official Ebussuud Efendi , harmonized the relationship between the two forms of Ottoman law: sultanic Kanun and religious Sharia. Breaking with Ottoman tradition, Suleiman married Hurrem Sultan , a woman from his harem, an Orthodox Christian of Ruthenian origin who converted to Sunni Islam , and who became famous in Western Europe of his time by the name Roxelana, due to her red hair. Their son, Selim II , succeeded Suleiman following his death in after 46 years of rule. Suleiman's other potential heirs, Mehmed and Mustafa , had died; Mehmed had died in from smallpox, and Mustafa had been strangled to death in at the sultan's order. His other son Bayezid was executed in on Suleiman's orders, along with Bayezid's four sons, after a rebellion. Although scholars typically regarded the period after his death to be one of crisis and adaptation rather than simple decline , [8] [9] [10] the end of Suleiman's reign was a watershed in Ottoman history.

While I realize that there are probably historical inaccuracies for the sake of a smooth flowing television series narrative, there are many good historical aspects which may resemble some magnificent century of the truth to the history of Suleiman's reign. He leaves a bowl of poisoned delights for her and Leo, and tells them to decide who leaves the room alive, magnificent century.

It was a hot August day in Istanbul, with an intermittent gusting wind. An attendant ushered me into a warren of royal chambers. On a gilt desk lay an imperial seal and two sticks of wax. Every Wednesday, more than a third of prime-time viewers tune in to watch the latest ninety-minute episode. In the past ten years, there have been increasingly elaborate commemorations of the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople, in , along with the construction of new Ottoman-style mosques and the renovation of old Ottoman buildings, some of which have been repurposed as hotels or shopping malls. The Gezi protests subsequently escalated into the most widespread civil unrest in Turkey in more than a decade.

In history, she was the first "Haseki Sultan" chief consort of the Sultan. In the series, Mahidevran Sultan was the first Haseki Sultan. She achieved power and influenced the politics of the Ottoman Empire through her husband, and played an active role in state affairs. In her reign, the people once believed that she was a witch, as she seduced Sultan Suleiman and was strong in politics. Alexandra was born in in Rutheni, which at that time was a part of the Kingdom of Poland. She was the daughter of an Orthodox priest, and her native language was Russian or Ruthenian. In the s Crimean Tartars captured her during one of their frequent raids into this region, took her as a slave first selling her to the Crimean city of Kaffa, a major center of the slave trade, then to Istanbul , and she and her friend from her village, Maria, were sent to Sultan Suleiman's harem. Although, eventually she came to truly love Suleiman. She bested many rivals who ever came close to Sultan Suleiman.

Magnificent century

The series follows the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent , the most famous ruler of the Ottoman Empire. The story begins 37 years after the death of Suleiman the Magnificent. The show generated controversy and complaints from some viewers, for what they referred to as a "disrespectful", "indecent" and "hedonistic" portrayal of the historical sultan. Elif Batuman wrote in The New Yorker :. In late , at the opening of a provincial airport he took a moment to condemn the show's depiction of Suleiman, as well as its directors and broadcasters, hinting at severe judicial repercussions.

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After all these years of chaos and strife, they finally forgive each other. See the full list. An early description of Suleiman, a few weeks following his accession, was provided by the Venetian envoy Bartolomeo Contarini :. May It was a huge success in Arabic World and Romania, and now is going to be a successfully serial in America. The Sultan recruited assassins and ordered them to strangle Ibrahim in his sleep. It's interesting to watch another world view where bedroom scenes are left to one's imagination. Aside from my addiction to and admiration for the series, I would like to give some extra information about the correlation between the series and the historical accounts, in deed. The best TV series in Turkish history. First of all, it is not reasonable to state that the series does not reflect the history in an accurate way. Our Far-Flung Correspondents. Suleiman is very happy at this news. Miscarriage of Justice : Rana Hatun is killed for murdering Huricihan, when the real murderer is Nurbanu.

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When I visited, I found it a melancholy place, despite its beauty and elegance. Sah cannot prove she did not participate on that, so she agrees to go as if she left in her own terms to avoid leaving in bad terms. Love the show! Ahmed, Syed Z Was It All a Lie? Toggle limited content width. For the hompa of Kwangali, see Kanuni hompa. Who were the Ottomans—enlightened cosmopolitans or decadent sociopaths? Cordons blocked off certain avenues and led you down others. The Encyclopedia of World History. The actual harem of Topkapi Palace is a museum now, though not all the rooms are open. The only reason he avoided being executed is because his daughter Esmehan Sultan had Sah beg for his life. Bayraktar came up behind her, utterly transformed into a man who could still remember having his castration wounds cauterized with boiling oil. The voivoda Petru raised his head in revolt, but my horse's hoofs ground him into the dust, and I conquered the land of Moldovia. If you expect a proper historical production that shed light on the most brilliant era of Ottoman Empire, this will be a big let down for you.