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The Young Sultan, a Young Man of Ambition and Ambitiousness
Ibrahim was born piero on the coast of albania, of what is now albania. His father was a trader in skins and elts. He came to power with a young companion almost exactly the same age - called ibrahim pussha. The venetian ambassadors suggest that they were lovers. So when suleiman arrives on the throne, he comes to a standbull to take up the powers that were left to him by his father.
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