The Invoice of the Magnificent
On 24 August 1516, Selim I destroyed the Mamluk army at Marj Dabiq with cannon and chained wagons. Suleiman the Magnificent inherited the glory, but his terrifying father did the butchery and paid the bills.
Suleiman the Magnificent
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What the Son Cost
On 18 May 1565, Suleiman the Magnificent sent 40,000 men to take Malta. A handful of Knights and Maltese held them for four months. The bill for a single small fort should have told the Ottomans everything.