Mehmed VI: The Last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Mehmed VI, the 36th and last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, reigned from July, 1918 to November, 1922. His forced renunciation of the monarchy and subsequent exile paved way for...
Category: Ottoman Empire
10 Greatest Ottoman Sultans and their Accomplishments
From Mehmed the Conqueror to Suleiman the Magnificent, World History Edu presents top 10 sultans of the Ottoman Empire, an empire considered by many as one of the greatest and...
Mehmed the Conqueror: 10 Major Achievements
Mehmed the Conqueror, also known as Fatih Sultan Mehmet, was the seventh Sultan of the Ottoman Empire who famously conquered Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) in 1453. Then just 21 years of...
Suleiman the Magnificent: History, Facts, & Major Accomplishments
Popularly known in Europe as Suleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman Emperor Suleiman I was the 10th and longest-reigning sultan who ruled for 46 years. Son of Sultan Selim I, Suleiman the...
Sinan: the Greatest Architect and Civil Engineer of the Ottoman Empire
Sinan, born around 1490 in Ağırnaz, Turkey, was an Ottoman architect and civil engineer famed for designing and building a number of famous buildings of the classical Ottoman era, particularly...