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Otman Osman I
2
Orchan Orhan
3
Suleiman
4
Murad
5
Bayezid
6
Yusuf
7
Beresekrbey
8
Musa
9
Mehmed
10
Murad
11
Mehmed, who took the Epirus
12
Bayezid
13
Selim, he himself had him killed
14
Suleiman, who was in the Hebrew or 'in the West'
15
Selim, who took Constantinople
16
Murad
A detailed watercolor illustration of Constantinople (Istanbul). In the foreground, a fortified wall with a gate surrounds a green courtyard or cistern area. In the lower right corner, a stone sarcophagus contains a skeletal figure lying in a red shroud. The background features the city skyline with domes (including one resembling the Hagia Sophia), minarets, cypress trees, and various buildings. On the right side, a large architectural column is depicted, divided into registers showing figures: at the top, two crowned kings; below them, figures in Ottoman dress (turbans and robes) standing near a large serpent or dragon winding up a pole (the Serpent Column); further down, a soldier with a polearm; and at the base, three crowned figures in royal robes.
And God, the holy, the strong and the great,
The all-knowing and the righteous Christ, the Life-Giver,
Together with the beginningless Father and the Holy Spirit,
Are praised and glorified unto the ages of ages.