The World of de Rum to the Ottomans: the Case of the Rivalry between Kanunî Sultan Süleyman and the Emperor Charles V

Abstract

The confrontation between Charles V and Suleiman the Magnificent is useful to compare two forms of power, two ways of understanding the State and the Empire, completely different. Moreover, although the historiography has been involved in tracing the image of the Sublime Porte, from the perspective of the West, we know less about the image built by the Ottoman about kingdoms and European powers. For the Ottoman chroniclers, the power of the Sultan was superior in every way, and showed a general contempt for the Christian princes, especially to the Emperor.

Keywords

•  imperio otomano
• solimán el magnífico
• carlos v
• imagen del poder