. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . comfited. Roxelana became sultana khasseki. Shewas not only the favourite of the sultan buthis most trusted counsellor; it was she whocaused him to make war against Persia in1548. Later she carried on a curious corre-spondence with the favourite sultana of Shah Tamasp, in which both ladiesvied with each other in hyperbolical praises and oriental metaphors. She wasin truth an empress. Her power was known throughout Europe.
. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . comfited. Roxelana became sultana khasseki. Shewas not only the favourite of the sultan buthis most trusted counsellor; it was she whocaused him to make war against Persia in1548. Later she carried on a curious corre-spondence with the favourite sultana of Shah Tamasp, in which both ladiesvied with each other in hyperbolical praises and oriental metaphors. She wasin truth an empress. Her power was known throughout Europe. Her gaietycovered a boundless ambition, a dangerous spirit of intrigue, and a vindictivesoul. After driving away the Circassians, her displeasure fell upon PrinceMustapha, the heir to the throne. She first secured his transfer from thegovernorship of Magnesia, a few days journey from the capital, to that , twenty-five days distant: she then turned against a devoted friendof the prince, the granil vizir Ibrahim. Doubtless Ibraliim expo.^ed himself to such an attack; he almost believedhimself sultan and added the title to all his others, signing himself boldly. Costume of the Black EunuchOF THE Serai MERIDIAN AND BEGINNING OF DECLINE 357 [1536-1565 A, D.] Sultan Ibrahim. He was not tender to his particular enemies. He hadeven asked—and secured—the head of the defterdar Iskandar Tchelebi. Hewas open to attack also on the ground of his ;I\Ioslem faith; at first he hadaffected the profoundest respect for the holy book, pressing it to his lips andforehead whenever anyone gave him a copy; but at the end of the campaignin Persia (1536) he fell into a rage when a Koran was offered him, saying thathe had plenty of copies at home. All this was of course used against him. OnMarch 5th, 1536, when he had gone to the serai as usual to dine with the sultanand to sleep in his chamber, he was strangled. The death of the Albanian placed all the power in the hands of the or
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