The Ottoman Empire expanded significantly during the 1500s under the great Ottoman rulers Sultan Selim I and his son Sultan Suleiman “the Lawmaker”. (Ringrose, 2001) Under the authority of these rulers, the empire reached its greatest expansion in Asia and Europe. These sultans and their predecessors strove to advance the Ottoman culture. They attempted to restore Constantinople to prominence. They built mosques and palaces and constructed buildings based on architectural advance

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