By 1300, the Byzantine Empire was declining, and the Mongols destroyed the Turks. The Turks would emerge and eventually become an immense empire stretching across three continents. The empires existing at that time were the Inca in South America, the Ming in China, and the Timurids in Central Asia. The Ottoman Empire reached its peak size during the reign of Suleyman the Lawgiver. Suleyman accomplished a change in the legal system which was divided into two facets, and had a large influence on cultural development. Suleyman was a superb leader that changed the Ottomans immensely.
A law code and legal code assembled to handle both criminal and civil actions. The massive empire needed an efficient government. Suleiman's law code focused on both civil and criminal actions, which had a positive impact on the citizens. This new form of law …show more content…
Suleyman had many interests, which contributed to many cultural achievements. Art and literature flourished under his rule, and work was produced in the Turkish style. Calligraphy was an art form under the Ottomans, and one of the greatest pieces of art was the Tughra. The Tughra was a badge of state, and a stamp of authority. “This simple Arabic phrase, elaborated into an emblem made out of lavish and opulent materials, speaks clearly of great wealth... (Macgregor)”. Suleyman was a renaissance man who studied history, geography, astronomy, mathematics, architecture, and poetry. Suleyman idolized the Hagia Sophia and dreamed of building a unique mosque just like it. Based off of the Hagia Sophia, Suleyman hired Sina, a great architect, to build “The Mosque of Suleyman”. The mosque was a complex of domes and half domes, including schools, libraries, a bath, and a hospital. It was completed in 1588 and was used to pray to Allah, the mosque represented Suleiman's legacy. Suleyman greatly improved the civilization for the Ottomans by completing many
A law code and legal code assembled to handle both criminal and civil actions. The massive empire needed an efficient government. Suleiman's law code focused on both civil and criminal actions, which had a positive impact on the citizens. This new form of law …show more content…
Suleyman had many interests, which contributed to many cultural achievements. Art and literature flourished under his rule, and work was produced in the Turkish style. Calligraphy was an art form under the Ottomans, and one of the greatest pieces of art was the Tughra. The Tughra was a badge of state, and a stamp of authority. “This simple Arabic phrase, elaborated into an emblem made out of lavish and opulent materials, speaks clearly of great wealth... (Macgregor)”. Suleyman was a renaissance man who studied history, geography, astronomy, mathematics, architecture, and poetry. Suleyman idolized the Hagia Sophia and dreamed of building a unique mosque just like it. Based off of the Hagia Sophia, Suleyman hired Sina, a great architect, to build “The Mosque of Suleyman”. The mosque was a complex of domes and half domes, including schools, libraries, a bath, and a hospital. It was completed in 1588 and was used to pray to Allah, the mosque represented Suleiman's legacy. Suleyman greatly improved the civilization for the Ottomans by completing many