#suleiman the magnificent

[quasi-normalcy]

We’re all hoping to avoid a repeat of last year when Mom asked when we’d be having some maple-pecan pie, only to remember that Suleiman the Magnificent had always been the one to bake them. Even in a best-case scenario, it’s all but inevitable that our four-year-old niece will ask “Where’s Suleiman the Magnificent?” at some point during the proceedings, meaning someone will have to gently explain to her that Suleiman the Magnificent’s body was transported back to Istanbul for burial at Süleymaniye Mosque while several of his internal organs were buried near Szigetvár at Turbék. And as awful as it sounds to say, we’re almost relieved that Grandma passed away this February—the thought of her dementia making her have to learn over and over that Suleiman the Magnificent’s 1566 death presaged an extended era of Ottoman decline is simply more than we could bear.

#suleiman the magnificent #christmas

[laurensgraham]

"My throne of solitude, my everything, my beloved, my shining moon, My friend, my privacy, my everything, my shah all those who are beautiful, my sultan, My life, my existence, my lifetime, my wine of youth, my heaven, My spring, my joy, my day, my beloved, my laughing rose. My delight, my wine, my tavern, my lamp, my light, my candle, My orange and pomegranate and sour orange, my candle of night, My plant, my sugar, my treasure, my delicate in world, My saint, my Joseph, my everything, my Khan of my heart´s Egypt. My Istanbul, My Karaman, my land of Rum, My Bedehşan, my Kıpchak, my Bagdad, my Horosan, My woman of the beautiful hair, my love of the slanted brow, my love of eyes full of mischief, My blood is on your hands if I die, have mercy oh my non-Muslim, I am a flatterer at your door, I always praise you, Though my heart is full of sorrow, and my eye full of tears, I am Muhibbi and I am happy."

#magnificent century #muhteşem yüzyıl #muhtesem yuzyil #hurrem sultan #sultan suleyman #hürrem sultan #suleiman the magnificent #mcedits #mcgifs #hurrem x suleyman #suleyman x hurrem #weloveperioddrama #perioddramaedit #perioddramasource #perioddramagif #perioddramasonly #gifshistorical #onlyperioddramas #haseki hurrem sultan #halit ergenc #meryem uzerli #vahide percin #tv: magnificent century #mythings

[chaos-of-the-abyss]

lol did anyone see the magnificent century most stable couple youtube poll from a few hours ago? nurbanu and selim having only 8% is a joke especially when the other couples on the list are ibrahim and hatice, suleiman and hürrem, and rustem and mihrimah.......

#granted they're still second place it's just that suleiman and hurrem took the overwhelming majority #and those two. they're a lot of things but STABLE is not one of them. guys please #tbf nurbanu and selim aren't 100% stable either but ffs compared to everyone else #at least they actually worked together. and nurbanu could speak her mind (most of the time) without him yelling at her #magnificent century #muhteşem yüzyıl #mc tag #i ramble #sultan suleyman #suleiman the magnificent #hürrem sultan #sehzade selim #selim #nurbanu sultan #selim x nurbanu #pargali ibrahim #ibrahim pasha #hatice sultan #mihrimah sultan #rustem pasha #rustem agha

[gulnarsultan]

Yandere Sulaimam (father of sehzade mehmet) with pregnant wife reader?

I made the reader version of it. I think you mean the legal spouse version. I hope I understood your question correctly.

You marry Suleiman when he is in the starboard or when he is new to the throne. Your marriage is set for alliance. However, Suleiman falls in love the moment he sees you. Along with his love, his yandere tendencies begin. He spends many nights with you. No other Haseki is as valuable as you. He presents you with jewelry that he prepared with his own hands or prepared by the best masters. It gives you the most valuable loot from wars. When he goes on a trip to other countries, he brings you something. He is overprotective of you. There are many guards around you to protect you. Suleiman gives strict instructions to the Valide Sultan to protect you. No one can hurt or disrespect you. It doesn't matter to Suleimman whether the baby is a boy or a girl. All that matters is that you and the baby are healthy. Children born to you are always more important to Suleiman. He loves to put his hands on your belly and feel the baby kicks while pregnant. The best doctors will be assigned during your pregnancy. Children born of you will be protected and pampered. Suleiman will try to get as many children from you as possible. As a matter of fact, Suleiman is not very willing to allow you to correspond or meet with your family. Suleiman always wants you to let him know before you do anything. Suleiman will defend you against everyone.

#yandere suleiman the magnificent #sultan suleiman x reader #yandere sultan suleiman i x reader #yandere sultan suleiman #sultan süleyman #suleiman the magnificent #yandere ottoman empire #yandere magnificent century

[overlysarcasticpolls]

Round 1: Match 2

Video Links

Cyan

Suleiman

#overly sarcastic productions #overlysarcasticbracket #osp #osp cyan #osp colors #suleiman the magnificent #turkish history #polls #round 1

[garnetbutterflysblog]

Madonna-Whore Complex: Mahidevran & Hürrem

While I’m sure anyone who reads this post has some idea of what the Madonna-Whore complex is, I am going to give a definition regarding it just to be thorough. Essentially, the Madonna-Whore complex is the idea that people will attempt to categorize women into two categories: the sacred (Madonna) and the profane (the Whore). The Madonna is admired and respected by all yet is not sexually desired while the Whore is deemed vulgar and unworthy of respect but is sexually desirable. 

I do believe Magnificent Century did attempt to subvert this but failed to do enough to successfully undermine the complex in their audience. The show’s main attempt to subvert the Madonna-Whore complex by establishing Hürrem as an underdog. To give credit where it’s due, I will list their attempts to do so. 

Out of the two women, the audience meets Hürrem (then known as Aleksandra) first and is given her backstory immediately to make her more sympathetic. 

Mahidevran’s background is mostly left unexplored with the only exception being that it is established she has been Süleyman’s favorite for some time despite attempts from others to take her place.

It is quickly established that Süleyman has little to no romantic/sexual interest in Mahidevran. (I believe this point may have backfired some as part of the Madonna is her undesirability as a sexual figure)

Hürrem's status as the underdog is further established when Hafsa is led to interfere and send Mahidevran to the sultan’s chambers in Hürrem’s place once Daye Hatun relays Hürrem and Maria’s conversation out-of-context.

Hürrem is unfairly imprisoned for disrespecting Mahidevran after being goaded into a fight (where, in a fit of irony, Mahidevran refuses to respect that Süleyman has re-named Aleksandra Hürrem). Hürrem is denied food and water during her imprisonment which is implied to last at least long enough to cause dehydration (24 to 48 hours is my guess) and which would’ve lasted longer if Süleyman hadn’t intervened.

After being severely beaten by Mahidevran, Hürrem is denied appropriate medical care by the harem staff in order to protect Mahidevran until Süleyman intervenes. 

An attempt is made to marry off Hürrem behind Süleyman’s back in the interest of protecting Mahidevran and Hafsa’s anger towards Süleyman’s intervention on Hürrem's behalf. 

Hürrem almost loses her life and that of her unborn child’s when she is poisoned by Mahidevran and then is subject to psychological manipulation by Hafsa to protect Mahidevran. 

While Hürrem is heavily pregnant, Hürrem’s attendant (Gülnihal) is taken away from her side by Ibrahim. Hafsa’s reaction to this is one of approval despite the danger this ended up posing to her unborn grandchild.

After the birth of Mehmet, Hafsa throws undeniably classist insults against Hürrem, further establishing the latter as the underdog.  

After Hürrem slaps Gülnihal for sleeping with the sultan, Hafsa threatens to remove Mehmet from his mother despite having advocated for Mahidevran to remain with Mustafa on two separate occasions. One of those occasions endangered the lives of two dynasty members- the unborn Mehmet and the Sultan himself. 

Hürrem is denied her title as the mother of şehzade after the birth of her son. She is referred to as Hürrem Hatun, the title of a favorite, even after Mihrimah and her second şehzade, Selim are born. 

Hafsa acts on incredibly circumstantial evidence against Hürrem after Ayse Hatun is murdered. Hafsa omits that this evidence is circumstantial when speaking with Süleyman. This results in Hürrem being unfairly separated from her son, Mehmet and exiled to the Old Palace. 

During Hürrem’s time in exile, it is made clear that Mahidevran’s troubles are far from over as she worries over Gülfem being summoned by the Sultan. 

In return for being exonerated, Hürrem is forced to apologize to Mahidevran, who has attempted to kill her twice. 

It is mentioned once or twice that Gülfem was Süleyman’s first favorite and gave him a son. It is further implied that Mahidevran took her place. 

Yet apparently establishing Hürrem as the underdog and establishing that Süleyman no longer had any interest in Mahidevran was not enough to subvert the Madonna-Whore complex as many in the audience viewed Hürrem as a “homewrecker” and “the other woman” in this scenario. I propose this is because the show is making a clear attempt to cast the characters as complex and thus the audience is given reason to sympathize with Mahidevran as well. She suffers a miscarriage and admits she hasn’t been struggling to conceive these last several years (casting her as the wronged woman whose fault (infertility) is beyond her control in this scenario). So what could the show have done differently in order to preserve sympathy for Mahidevran while also ensuring that most audience members would not apply the Madonna-whore complex to the situation the show presents? {the one is bold requires less re-structuring of the show and thus might be the easiest way to do so}

The show could have utilized the one son per concubine rule as would be found historically. Mahidevran would have the sympathy of the viewers for being in love with Süleyman but the fact the system requires this would exonerate Hürrem (hopefully) of wrong-doing.

An impartial Hafsa or at least, a Hafsa who overlooks her personal dislike for Hürrem for protocol and tradition, ensuring she is treated as the mother of a prince. With Hafsa insisting both Mahidevran and Hürrem be respected as their positions demand, there would be one less person whose actions can be interpreted as applying the Madonna-whore complex to Mahidevran and Hürrem in-universe. 

Mahidevran not having the Haseki Sultan title might show a more equal playing field (and give Hürrem back her historical achievement).

Allow Hafsa to be angry at Mahidevran after the poisoning incident (but still advocating for her to remain for Mustafa’s benefit). Hafsa’s and Ibrahim's attempts to brush this under the rug implies that the Madonna-Whore complex is somewhat justified. (IT ISN'T) 

Emphasizing Gülfem and Mahidevran’s history. Let the audience see the cycle and that the blame for both Mahidevran and Gülfem's pain falls on Süleyman. I believe this could happen in various ways.

Hürrem is often told that she will suffer what Mahidevran did (Parallel 1, 2, 3) by Mahidevran and other people. How difficult would it be for Gülfem to confront Mahidevran in a similar manner? I don’t think it would be out of character for Gülfem to remark that everything beautiful has its end and Mahidevran needs to accept that (Parallel 4). 

Hatice’s moment where she defends Hürrem to Mahidevran could also be utilized to this effect. Hatice could point out that she never treated Mahidevran unfairly despite the fact Mahidevran was Gülfem's Hürrem.

Or allow Gülfem to be Hürrem’s friend as historically accurate. She can still comfort Mahidevran when Hürrem is tactless or goes too far, but at least have Gülfem be openly accepting of Hürrem as this is part of the cycle to her.

The parallels are linked to their creator, the lovely @awkward-sultana. I would love feedback on this so I'm tagging @shivrcys, @starbabe569, @mc-critical and @redxluna for their opinions on if the show successfully subverted the trope enough to their liking and to see if they have their own suggestions.

#magnificent century #muhteşem yüzyıl #hürrem sultan #hurrem sultan #mahidevran sultan #suleiman the magnificent #hafsa sultan #sultan süleyman

[royal-confessions]

“I kinda miss when monarchs had nicknames like Suleyman de Magnificent, Alfonso X the Wise or Peter the Cruel” - Submitted by Anonymous

#monarch #Suleiman I #Suleiman the Magnificent #Alfonso X of Castile #Peter of Castile

[little-candy-store-of-horrors]

Theyre teen royalty. If 16th century Europe was Us Weekly they would always be on the cover.

🩷🩷🩷

I got Some Responses so I thought I'd post the drawing on the back cover 💅💅

#Charles v #Francis i #henry viii #suleiman the magnificent #16th century #History art #Mean girls #Yes this was VERY much based on that promo image of the Plastics whispering!!! #Four princes #John julius Norwich #Contemplated being weird in my own tags for the 5372772th time in a row before remembering im op and i can do whatever i want #Ch*rles is really such a poor little squeak squeak like look at him he is so f**ked up compared to everyone else ❤️ #And it's like yeah in part ig i took special care to f**k him up but have u all SEEN the portraits i love him sm

[blueiskewl]

Ancient Gaziantep Castle Used by Romans and Byzantines Destroyed in Turkey Earthquake

An ancient castle in Turkey was one of the historic monuments damaged when major earthquakes hit the country and neighboring Syria, killing more than 2,000 people on Monday. Images show parts of the Gaziantep Castle, which was first built in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, during the Roman Empire, crumbling after the earthquake.

The 2,000-year-old castle is located in the Gaziantep region, about 80 miles south of the epicenter of one of the quakes in Kahramanmaras Province.

The castle, an archeological site, sits near the Gaziantep Archeology Museum, which includes works of the Late Hittite and Roman Periods during which the castle was built.  

While there is no definitive information about when the castle was fist built, it was founded on top of an earthen mound that dates back some 6,000 years, to when an ancient city called Theban occupied the space.

It is believed to have been constructed as a watchtower during the Roman period between, the 2nd and 4th centuries AD. However, it was built up even more during the 5th century AD during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinianus, who was known as the "Architect of Castles."

The Ottomans repaired the castle over time, but it got a second full overhaul by Egyptian Sultan Qaitbay in 1481. There are 12 towers on the castle and the two towers near the main gate were rebuilt in 1557 by Suleiman the Magnificent during the Ottoman Empire.

By Caitlin O'Kane.

#Ancient Gaziantep Castle Used by Romans and Byzantines Destroyed in Turkey Earthquake #Gaziantep Castle #Gaziantep Archeology Museum #Byzantine Emperor Justinianus #Architect of Castles #Suleiman the Magnificent #archeology #archeolgst #ancient artifacts #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civil #roman empire #roman history #ottoman empire #byzantine empire #earthquake

[nesiacha]

I repeat one of my comments posted on Youtube

If I had my say on the way Suleiman's children were portrayed, because like a lot of people, I didn't like the way it was written in Magnificent Century, that's what I would do. ( In my eyes, Mustafa was seen as a pure white sehzade, which therefore made him in my eyes more stupid and less interesting than he actually was. Mehmed was practically erased of his personality and seen as a pure Gary Stu like his half brother. Cihangir, who I adore, yet in the series was too naive. Selim is seen as evil, etc...)

I would respect the historical point of view more. I propose an alternative version, I would have added Suleiman's children he had when he was sehzade with his other concubines before he became Sultan and met Hurrem and then had them die of the plague as it was historically.

Sehzade Mustafa - I would keep his childlike personality, except he is not close to his siblings (because of the fratricidal law), and I wouldn't put him close to Ibrahim at least until he becomes an adult and allies himself with him. I would let his mother take care exclusively of his education. A young man who craves recognition and attention from his father, who often neglects him in return over his other children due to the fact that Mahidevran is the Sultan's least beloved concubine. The more he becomes an adult, and especially a father, the more he resents his father because of the way he treats his mother and him. He does not really understand his father and therefore his fears due to the fact that he did not grow up close to him. I would keep his efficient heir personality because he performs very well despite his father never teaching him well because of his mother who is a very good advisor. Instead of doing something for his military glory or showing off his harem too much, I would focus on how he improves the lives of common people exhausted by too much conquest. I would make his guilt very ambiguous, at the start it is clear that he wants to wait for his father to die to have the throne and restore his mother's honor, however, he realizes that his father lets his vizier lead his life impossible to see even encourages him, does not hide that he preferred to have a son of Hurrem on the throne no matter what Mustafa will do. Following this, the sehzade wants to have a second plan like his grandfather in case Suleiman wants to abdicate in favor of another of his sons which would put him in danger (which could explain the Venetian correspondence, others say that it was a plan to prevent his brothers from escaping if one day he became Sultan) but hesitates to actually carry it out, then after some hesitation goes to his father's tent and gets strangled. Instead of doing Atmaca, I would focus on Mustafa's son-in-law, Nergissah's husband who started as Rustem's ally and becomes his most loyal supporter ( it seems that it is more a legend than truth, but I didn't remeber well as I didn't have on me my books of historian like Halil Inalcık) . So I would avoid making a treacherous Sehzade, his mistakes would be understandable, but he wouldn't be a pure white Sehzade.

Sehzade Mehmed: it's more complicated for him because he died without having proven himself in a complicated province like Amasya, so it's quite difficult to make a comparison with Mustafa. But I would make sure to give him a real personality: initially close to some of his brothers like Selim and Bayezid, he becomes, despite his mother, more distant towards them because of the fratricide (Mehmed II had therefore legalized it there is not much way to escape from it at the time unlike MCK) although he is very close to Cihangir and his sister. Unlike Mustafa, his father trained him in the regency of the palace and he did very well by dint of advice and practice. When he is sent to the provinces, he often listens to his mother's advice when she visits him. Knowing that he has the support of the statesmen against Mustafa he realizes knowing his father better than his half brother that he will have to play the role of the obedient sehzade not interested in politics although deep down he prepare for it. He has the happiness of being a father but dies immediately afterwards.

Mihrimah Sultan- I would make sure to respect the historical Hurrem who wants her daughter to have a marriage of love and happiness. However Suleiman prefers Rustem, and she accepts him immediately because she will do everything to save her brothers and convince her mother to accept this marriage. I would rather show her as a politician as well as her diplomatic relations. However, I would underline the unjust side of Suleiman, he had Mustafa executed and condemned Mahidevran to poverty but refuses to punish Mihrimah by banishing her because she would have helped Bayezid financially during his rebellion. Their relationship would be cold for a time before reconciling. She will be reconciled with her brother Selim because basically they only remain and will be an ally of Nurbanu.

Sehzade Abdullah- I would have included him even if he died very young.

Sehzade Selim- Initially a cultured young man very focused on charity work like his mother and sister and very sober. Nevertheless it is often sad due to the law of fratricide. When Mustafa dies, he realizes he has a chance to escape it and he will fight in a wicked way especially for his son Murad because he knows that Bayezid's temper will put him in danger besides fratricide. He knew how to recruit powerful and efficient state members. He is on the whole an obedient sehzade but who is disgusted with his father's treatment of Mahidevran (after all she is no longer a threat to him she no longer has a son) and who will take risks to her by helping her financially. As the hardships go on, his depression increases he drinks more and more especially after his sister takes the part of Bayezid, that his brother Bayezid dies, and the fact that he is obliged to make other sons in the case where Murad dies without an heir which means that he knows that his other sons will be condemned to death. He has become a broken leader although he makes sure there is effective governance.

As a Sultan he must face his father's mistakes, including the way he led the Empire, including too many wars and unnecessary conquests in Europe. ​

Sehzade Bayezid- Him complicated. Due to his explosive temper he is the black sheep of his siblings (Mustafa does not count since he is a half brother, they do not even know each other) and the most incompetent of Suleiman's sons and Suleiman is worried because he has inherited the worst faults of Selim Yavuz like being angry easily (without having had his qualities). Yet deep down he wants affection and that's why he has several children even if it's irresponsible, his mother favors him because she's afraid for him because he has too impulsive nature . Mihrimah comes to his aid only in memory of his mother, because deep down she prefers Selim, Bayezid knows this, which means that he hardly listens to her. She only helps him financially as a last resort because she couldn't convince him to call off the rebellion. Suleiman was more lenient to his mistakes that Mustafa (we could once again underline the unfair side of Suleiman again with this) until the point that he took refuge to the Shah.

Sehzade Cihangir- A cultured young man very close to his parents and very sick. I would make him a supporter of Selim because although he is close to him, he also knows that he is his only chance of survival because he is not close to Bayezid at all. He often sends information from the Palace to Selim to better aid him in managing his province and at times advises him to be more ruthless in his quest for the throne while remaining an obedient sehzade. It would therefore be a good adviser for Selim (and it would give him more personality). He cannot therefore be limited to the role of a simple supporter but also of a valuable advisor.

And that's how I would portray them if I were in the place of the screenwriters. They are all very nuanced (we avoid all white or all black), we can freely pick a favorite without trying to favor another sehzade at all costs, and I try to be consistent with what we know about them and try to explain why they did mistakes or make sucess.

#magnificent century #mihrimah sultan #sehzade bayezid #sehzade selim #Mustafa sehzade #hürrem sultan #suleiman the magnificent #sehzade Mehmed #mahidevran hatun #Şehzade Cihangir #historical interpretation #historical inaccuracies

[tiny-librarian]

Royal Birthdays for today, November 6th:

Agrippina the Younger, Roman Empress, 15  

Joanna of Castile, Queen of Castile and León, 1479

Suleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman Sultan, 1494

Karin Månsdotter, Queen of Sweden, 1550

Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, Electress of Bavaria, 1636

Catherine Beatrice, Princess of Savoy, 1636

Charles II, King of Spain, 1661

#Agrippina the Younger #joanna of castile #suleiman the magnificent #karin mansdotter #charles ii #Henriette Adelaide of Savoy #Catherine Beatrice of Savoy #long live the queue #royal birthdays

[humasahsultanimsworld]

Valide Halime Sultan

Consort of Mehmed III, mother and Valide Sultan of Mustafa I

#halime sultan #valide sultan #muhteşem yüzyıl kösem #muhteşem yüzyıl #magnificent century #suleiman the magnificent #aesthetic #history #queen #legendary pictures

[lollobarcollomanonmollo]

Got sad while thinking about this

#suleiman the magnificent

[chaos-of-the-abyss]

as much as suleiman and ibrahim's relationship - including its slow fracturing and the grief that remains in its wake - has, in theory, all the pieces necessary to make me deeply emotional despite me not particularly liking either of them... the show's constant favoritism and whitewashing of ibrahim after his death is making me roll my eyes every time there's a scene of suleiman being sad about him

#i just want the show to stop mentioning him lmao #which isn't fair bc ofc suleiman is going to think of him given how close they were #and how ibrahim died #but the narrative is so insistent on pushing ~the tragedy of ibrahim the greatest man ever~ that i just. stop talking. #muhteşem yüzyıl #magnificent century #muhtesem yuzyil #ibrahim pasha #ibrahim paşa #pargali ibrahim #ibrahim #suleiman the magnificent #sultan suleyman #mc tag #i ramble

[gulnarsultan]

yandere Sultan Süleyman with daughter reader

The yandere tendencies begin when baby Sultan Süleyman takes you in his arms for the first time. It doesn't matter to him who your mother is. He commands your mother to be a good mother to you. If your mother doesn't take good care of you and treats you badly, she will be very angry. He will send your mother from the Palace. He will want to see you every day. He spends all his free time with you. He won't let you leave the palace. He is very meticulous about your health. It will allow you to learn from the best teachers. Probably won't get you married. Even if it allows you to marry, you will live in the Palace or in another Palace closest to the Palace. No one can insult, disrespect or try to harm you. He's giving you lots of presents. He is protective of you. You cannot leave your room without a few guards with you. He worries a lot when you are sick and injured. You are more valuable to him than anyone else. No wife and other children are as valuable as you. He's asking for your advice and ideas.

#yandere magnificent century #magnificent century #yandere suleiman the magnificent #sultans #yandere sultan suleiman i x reader #suleiman the magnificent #yandere sultan suleiman #muhteşem yüzyıl

[julyzaa]

Me when i finally got to the episode Ibrahim gets executed

Suleiman (and Ibrahim) despite the show trying to make them heterosexual:

#magnificent century #ibrahim pasha #suleiman the magnificent