Tuesday, February 17, 2009

(Post 3) Saulyman

(Professor, I'll be able to certainly get the blogwork done on this very limited system at the hospital, as well as post on other's blogs, but I cannot open the wiki with it. I will contact you again on the manner via Email. Anyway.).

Well he certainly made a name himself quite quicklu, notwithstanding all the other conquering thatwas going on at the time. But what a Empire to rule over- the immense vast amount of trade goods that one could allocate in and gain money from on The Balkans, spanning sea and the major land routes....but what touched upon me the most here was the connection tio his family on not just a peronal level, but a professional one. Getting married to Hurram- the first time a Sultan has done that, mind you- was astonishing culturally. It wasn't illegal, but people still turned their heads. Then as a political advisor and mother, Hurram certainly was a big part of his success perhaps even more than his eldest son and his children, who held the trusted tiltles of vizer.

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  1. So, Matthew, why do you think that his marriage freaked everyone out? Why do people have such a bad opinion about her? Can we trust court opinion? Also, if the rumors about her are true, did she have any other options?

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