--- Jamshad Ghanbar wrote: > > Solaiman was a prophet who had many powers. > One of them was the ability to fly.
Whether or not he could fly, he was certainly a capable guy. http://tinyurl.com/cu9ws I had heard of Sulemain the Magnificent, so I googled him and found this short summary which is interesting in a couple of ways. One is the relatively non-violent way that he expanded his rule. Another is his World Government-like perspective toward his role in the family of nations. A third is his enrollment of bright boys to further his aims. As we used to say, lots of SCI there. For history buffs, it's also interesting to see the list of Sulemain's contemporaries, below. >From the web page: http://tinyurl.com/cu9ws "The Ottoman Dynasty emerged from Asia Minor with the Turks invading, often silently, cities just as they began to fall under their own weight. The Turks would wait until a city was falling either from famine or political adversity. They would enter the city, act as citizens and quietly take over, not disturbing the majority of the population. In the early days, they could often take over without any resistance. ... "For our purposes, Suleman the Lawgiver, (Magnificent was only used in Europe) is reigning Sultan over the Ottoman Empire. Officially, no ambassadors were ever sent out of the Empire to any other country. Suleman felt he was above all other rulers signing his letters 'I, the Sultan of Sultans, the Sovereign of Sovereigns, Dispenser of Crowns to the monarchs on the face of the earth...' "The Janissaries (yeni cheri, or new soldiers) are the Sultan's Royal Guard and his army. These boys were selected by Devshirme, a slave tribute where the most attractive and smartest boys were carefully selected to be trained to fill the corps of the sultans guard and if they prove themselves, to become governors or administrators in the empire. Many poorer peoples hoped to get their son's taken as that promised them a better life. ..." Rulers of the Renaissance (dates reflect the reigning years) Ottoman Empire: Suleman Kanuni (the Lawgiver), born 1494, Sultan from 1520-1566 Spain: Charles I 1516-1555 (also Holy Roman Emperor Charles V) Philip II 1555-1598 (married Mary I of England in 1554) England: Henry VIII 1509-1547, Edward VI 1547-1553, Mary I 1553-1558, Elizabeth I 1558-1603 France: Francis I 1515-1547 (followed by several in quick succession) Russia: Ivan the Terrible 1547-1584 Holy Roman Emperor: Maximilian I 1486-1519, Charles V 1519-1558, Ferdinand I 1558-1564 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
