The titles chosen by the Ottoman sultans, signifying their claim to the Roman legacy

  1. Mehmed II “Sultan of the two lands, Emperor of the two seas, and Emperor of Rome” “Sultan of two lands, Emperor of two seas, and Emperor of Rome.” “Heir to the realm of Caesar”=>
  2. Suleiman I Among the titles used by Suleiman the Magnificent in his letters to European rulers: “I, the Emperor of Rome…”
  3. Bayezid II “Basileus Basileon” (“King of Kings”“Megistos Basileus” (“The Greatest Emperor”)

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Suleiman I (Suleiman the Magnificent)

II Beyazıt

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