Solyman
Britishnoun
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The rage of Sultan Solyman at the complete defeat of his army and the return of his unsuccessful general was terrible.
From The Story of Malta by Maturin Murray Ballou
Sultan Solyman of Turkey, who had conquered all Hungary, was marching upon Vienna with an immense army, and openly boasted that he would subdue Germany.
From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Bayard Taylor
Before Louis had any knowledge of the intentions of Solyman, a Turkish army of two hundred thousand men had crossed the frontiers of Hungary.
From The Village Notary by J?zsef E?tv?s
When thirty-two years of age, he marched against the formidable Solyman, drove him to an ignominious retreat, and, at less cost of life than is often expended in a skirmish, saved Europe from invasion.
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by William Hickling Prescott
But what can be said of the treachery of one of the Knights themselves who out of jealousy had bidden Solyman to besiege the town?
From The Strange Story Book by Mrs. Andrew Lang
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