I am the slave of God and the ruler of the world, and in my name the Friday sermon is read in Mecca and Medina. In Baghdad I am the shah, in Byzantine realms the Caesar, and in Egypt the sultan.

Ottoman Sultan

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Context

Statement of imperial authority

Date / Period

c. 1535

Source

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Suleyman-the-Magnificent

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