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28 lip 2021 · As sultans worked on the design of their tughra, they considered these five major elements: Tuğ - The three tugs represent independence. Zülfe – S shaped winds that blow east to west as the movement of the Ottomans. Hançer – This part represents a sword, sign of power and might.
A tughra is a stylized royal seal and signature applied by the Ottoman sultans to every royal edict. Different types were used by the early rulers.
Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent (made between 1520 and 1566), from Turkey. Welcome to part three of this history of the world through objects, which we pick up between 1400 and 1500. As always...
4 wrz 2009 · The Topkapi Palace held many objects which were used to give legitimacy to the Ottomans and reinforce the Sultan's claim to be leader of all Muslims.
3 lis 2017 · A total of 36 Sultans ruled the Ottoman Empire between 1299 and 1922. For many of these years, the Ottoman Sultan would live in the elaborate Topkapi palace complex in Istanbul.
24 lis 2021 · For an empire once so threatening to the outside world, the Ottomans remain today one of the least explored areas of global history: “the forgotten giant” as one Ottoman historian has called it.
5 paź 2024 · Ottoman Empire, empire created by Turkish tribes that grew to be one of the most powerful states in the world in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its dynasty was founded by a prince (bey), Osman, after the Mongols defeated the Seljuqs at the end of the 13th century.
