The Sultan Who Never Left
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On December 22, 1574, a new sultan took the throne of the Ottoman Empire. His name was Murad III, and he did something no ruler before him had ever done: he never left his palace. Not once. Not for a single campaign, not for a single journey. For twenty-one years, he stayed inside Topkapı Palace, while his empire stretched across three continents. And that's exactly when everything started to fall apart. Full video — The Sultan Who Never Left His Palace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_vG13B-KSQ
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