{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69a075db4e00bcfd666b5fa8/6ab47945864264ef3e6eb932?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The MAGNIFICENT Sultan Who Conquered Europe","description":"<p>It’s a regular harem in here this week on the pod as we explore the life and legacy of one of the most formidable leaders in European history: Suleiman the Magnificent. Hear about the rise of the Ottoman Empire, Suleiman’s upending of the European political order, and the extraordinary influence of Suleiman’s wife Hurrem, a woman who rose from enslavement to the heights of power in the largest empire since Rome. Tangents include Abe meeting Bernie Sanders on the way to pick up hemorrhoid medication, Jared considering illegal immigration, and nature’s most lethal killing machine: the moose.</p><p>SOURCES</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uTGy_meBFg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Süleyman the Magnificent, 1987 | From the Vaults</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lanPyztNdnA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Harem Suleiman the Magnificent Documentary | Timeline</a></li><li>Dede, M. (2026). The Image of Suleiman the Magnificent in Europe. <em>Mukaddime Journal</em>, 17(1), 107–127.</li><li>Boer, H. R. (Harry R. (1972). Suleiman the Magnificent and the Protestant Reformation. <em>Reformed Journal</em>, 22(8), 11–14.</li><li>Mclaughlin, D. (2016). Hungary: Unearthing Suleiman the Magnificent’s Tomb. <em>Washington Report on Middle East Affairs</em>, 35(6), OV-15-OV-16.</li><li>Ágoston, Gábor, and Bruce Alan Masters (2009). <em>Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire</em>.</li><li>Merriman, Roger Bigelow (2013). <em>Suleiman the Magnificent 1520-1566. </em></li></ul>","author_name":"Jared Tetreau & Abe Merker"}