In the west he was known as "Suleiman the Magnificent", but we know him as ... and Suleiman issued about 150,000 such documents in his reign. He was industrious in establishing diplomatic ties ...

In the west he was known as "Suleiman the Magnificent", but we know him as ... and Suleiman issued about 150,000 such documents in his reign. He was industrious in establishing diplomatic ties ...

Welcome to part three of this history of the world through objects, which we pick up between 1400 and 1500. As always, we're looking at 'things', that tell us about how societies organised themselves, ...

The Zeyrek Cinili Hammam in Istanbul, built 500 years ago during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent by the Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan, has reopened after a meticulous 13-year restoration ...