THE STORY OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
WEEK #5
Suleyman I (“Kanuni”) 1520-66
Sehzade Mehmed Mosque - Istanbul
Suleymaniye Mosque - Istanbul
Suleyman I (“Kanuni”) 1520-66
“Makbul” Ibrahim Pasha (“Favorite”)
Suleyman I (“Kanuni”) 1520-66
“Maktul” Ibrahim Pasha (“Executed”)
Suleyman I (“The Magnificent”) 1520-66
Suleymaniye Mosque - Istanbul
Suleyman I (“The Magnificent”) 1520-66
CAUSES OF DECLINE
• Decline in Quality of Leadership• Military Decline• Economic Decline• Moral Decline• Rigidity