Suleiman the Magnificent

Harems, beautiful women, and luxury items filled the great Ottoman Empire since it had become the great power in Asia and Europe. The ancestors of the rulers of Turkey were great warriors, and Suleiman was the last of the “warrior kings.” Suleiman expanded his empire, and added new peoples of different cultures and beliefs to the Ottoman holdings. Sadly, the rulers who came after him were complete failures.

The later rulers of the Ottoman Empire lived with such a great amount of luxury that leaving their palaces and harems to tend to matters of the state was a grotesque task. Later rulers allowed the empire to decay, and they were distracted by the luxuries of their lives. Once the rulers of the Empire had been brave warriors, but now they had become weak, careless rulers. The Ottoman Empire began to lose land, until all that was left of it was Turkey. The luxuries and riches which the empire, had ultimately brought its downfall.