Conclusion
In conclusion, this essay sought to try and explain the question of the abruptly weak succession of kings following Suleiman, while exploring aspects of Ottoman female authority. The answer is, some ways, perhaps to be expected – a combination of chances and factors that fit within the attitudes and ideals of the Ottomans, from the expectations of concubine mothers, to the social attitudes that partially contribute to the damaging isolation of kings, and the rise of that particular era of female authority, the “Sultanate of Women.” In viewing this, the that Ottoman historians bemoaned occurred in matters more subtle than the dramatic shift in leadership would suggest; a possible warning perhaps, to the present time today, in accordance to the small things that can change the course of history.
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