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Suliman and the Ottoman Choice
Suliman's advantage was that he was the only surviving son of seliman. Therefore, if he played his cards right, he was a shuin to be, to be sultan. So when he comes to power, as i said, he did so unopposed. The ramifications of that ottoman policy er became very, very much imprinted on his own behaviour and his own decision king. And before we leave this father som relationship, there's one episode that really stuck in my mind which is the poisoned gown that salim sends to his son. Why does he send him this gift and how does suleiman avoid being killed by it?
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