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The Ottoman army escorting Süleyman's body, 1566, (Left Panel)
T 413.114. Source: Chester Beatty library, Dublin
1579 (AH 987), Istanbul, Turkey
The Ottoman army escorting Süleyman's body back to Istanbul.
In 1566, the sultan died of natural causes just before the Ottoman victory over the Hapsburgs at Szigetvar (Hungary).
His death was not immediately announced, but the army returned to Istanbul. Left-half of double-page illustration
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