ottoman
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The tiles were on a panel by the tomb of Ottoman Sultan Selim II in the garden of the Hagia Sophia.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
It was originally bought by Khalil Sherif Pasha, widely known as Khalil-Bey, an Ottoman statesman and diplomat posted in Paris and then Vienna.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
They lived in Ottoman Salonica, a melting-pot of Greeks, Turks, Jews, Albanians and cosmopolitan traders from all over Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
The Blue Mosque is officially named for Sultan Ahmed I, leader of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 to 1617, who oversaw its construction.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025
On the basis of a horoscope he had cast, Tycho declared that this event foretold the death of the Ottoman Sultan, Sulaiman, known as the Magnificent.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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