Sueleman was a Sultan from 1520 untill 1566. He was a very fair and just ruler, at least to his loyal subjects. He also was a great military ruler, and was loved by his army. He had a brilliant mind, and the Ottoman Empire greatly benefited from it. Sueleman was a great, perfectly rounded ruler. Sueleman, also called “Sueleman the Lawgiver”, came after his father, Suelim, also known as “Suelim the Grim” by his subjects. Suelim the Grim was very cruel to his subjects, as well as his enemies. Sueleman, however, was not. He told his subjects that he would be fair and kind to them as long as they pledged their never-ending trust to him. The people respected their new ruler, and the respect was mutual. Sueleman was very good to them. However, those who didn’t pledge their loyalty to him were dealt with swiftly and painfully. Sueleman was truely loved by his subjects. One reason for this was that they had just been through having “Suelim the Grim”, Sueleman’s father, as a ruler, and were desperate for a fair ruler. Sueleman was just that. Sueleman was a superb military ruler. He was educated by the most intelligent scholars of the time. He also learned military tactics from his father, Suelim. He applied everything that he was taught to military tactics and his style of ruling. He understood that people are more productive if they are happy, and they are happy only if they have a good ruler. He had a big army, and was very productive with it. He succeeded where his father, and others, had failed. He was one of the greatest rulers of all time. Sueleman was highly educated. He could fluently speak several languages. He waseducated by only the best teachers of his time, as well as by his father. While his normal teachers taught him reading, writing, arithmetic, reason, and logic, his father taught him warfare skills. Sueleman learned fighting techniques, b...
