Suleiman and the Ottoman 'Golden Age'
I can explain why Suleiman's rule has been described as a 'Golden Age'.
Suleiman and the Ottoman 'Golden Age'
I can explain why Suleiman's rule has been described as a 'Golden Age'.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Suleiman loved art, poetry and literature, even composing poems himself.
- He spent huge amounts of money making his palace a centre for art and writing.
- Artists, poets and writers from all over the Ottoman Empire were paid to paint and write for him.
- With all these beautiful paintings and wonderful pieces of writing, this time has been called a 'Golden Age'.
- In the West, people have given Suleiman the nickname, 'the Magnificent' because of this.
Keywords
Golden Age - Golden Age means a time in the past when everything seemed to be good
Literature - literature is writing that is thought of as a work of art
Common misconception
Some may think that 'Suleiman the Lawgiver' and 'Suleiman the Magnificent' are different people.
Explain that these are different names used for the same person to remember different elements of his time as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
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writing that is thought of as a work of art
a time in the past when everything seemed to be good