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“In the last decades of his life, Süleyman commissioned a work on his reign, and the result is a history in verse, written in Persian, with magnificent illustrations, called the Süleymanname, i.e., the Book of Süleyman. Esin Atil’s study is based on the original. She doesn’t offer a full translation, but I don’t think it is necessary, as the flowery, classicized language would be quite inaccessible for today’s readers. Instead, she offers a long and informative introduction to Süleyman’s reign and the art and culture of the Ottoman elite, then reproductions of all the illustrations in the Süleymanname, accompanied with detailed descriptions and interpretations by a skilled, perceptive art historian.” Read more...
The best books on Sultan Süleyman
Kaya Şahin, Historian
