Jason Burke

Truly magnificent: the splendour of Suleiman I

Even the greatest European powers paled by comparison with the Ottoman sultan and his court, says Christopher de Bellaigue

Portrait of Suleiman by the court miniature painter Sinan Bey. Credit: Getty Images 
issue 26 February 2022

  • The Lion House: The Coming of a King

    Christopher de Bellaigue

    Bodley Head, pp. 320, £20

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