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2 days ago · In 1444, in an unprecedented move, Murad II abdicated in favor of his son, Mehmed II. Murad’s abdication was driven by a desire to retire from the burdens of rule and perhaps to lead a more spiritual life. However, the political situation soon demanded his return. In 1446, Murad II was compelled to resume the throne due to the instability and ...
4 days ago · Although the boy David was anointed by the prophet Samuel as the future king of Israel (1 Samuel 16), his actions in exile helped ensure that he would be “invited” to become king as the true successor of Saul after Saul and Jonathan were slain in battle against the Philistines on Mount Gilboa.
- According to the Bible, David grew up in the rugged Judean hills around the Israelite town of Bethlehem, a few miles south of what was then the Can...
- David was the youngest of eight sons of Jesse, a farmer and sheep breeder of the Israelite tribe of Judah. David likely spent much of his boyhood t...
- As a youth, David distinguished himself as a musician and warrior. This gained him the attention of King Saul, for whom he played the harp and foug...
- As Israel’s second king, David built a small empire. He conquered Jerusalem, which he made Israel’s political and religious centre. He defeated the...
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4 days ago · Suleyman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottoman Empire who undertook bold military campaigns and oversaw the development of Ottoman achievements in law and the arts. Among his accomplishments were the codification of a centralized legal system and building up Constantinople as the empire’s capital.
- Süleyman succeeded his father, Selim I, as sultan of the Ottoman Empire in September 1520.
- Süleyman codified a centralized legal system (kanun) for the Ottoman state, expanded both the territory and the revenue of the empire, and built up...
- Süleyman died of natural causes during a campaign to besiege the fortress of Szigetvár in Hungary.
1 day ago · Ra'īmâ. Sennacherib ( Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀭𒌍𒉽𒈨𒌍𒋢, romanized: Sîn-ahhī-erība [3] or Sîn-aḥḥē-erība, [4] meaning " Sîn has replaced the brothers") [5] [6] was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from the death of his father Sargon II in 705 BC to his own death in 681 BC. The second king of the Sargonid dynasty ...
4 days ago · How did Richard I become king of England? What was Richard I like as a king? What happened to Richard I on his way back to England from the Crusade? How did Henry II expand the kingdom of England? Who was Henry II?
2 days ago · Gilgamesh and Agga describes Gilgamesh's successful revolt against his liege lord Agga, king of the city-state of Kish. [17] [39] Gilgamesh and Huwawa describes how Gilgamesh and his servant Enkidu , with the help of fifty volunteers from Uruk, defeat the monster Huwawa , an ogre appointed as guardian of the Cedar Forest by the ruling god Enlil .
3 days ago · Constantine I (27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. [h] He played a pivotal role in elevating the status of Christianity in Rome, decriminalizing Christian practice and ceasing Christian persecution in a period ...
