Sultans in the Ottoman Empire loved to eat. In the 15th century, Topkapi Palace boasted a kitchen staff of 100 people, a number that grew to 500 during the 16th-century reign of Suleiman the ...

BRUNEI: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei is known for his extravagant lifestyle, but nothing showcases his immense wealth ...

Randy 'R Dub!' Williams runs the desert micro-nation of Slowjamastan, an 11-acre expanse that makes fun of the concept of the ...

Modern-day Turkey is accepted as the birthplace of the Ottoman Empire and visiting the many ... to conjure up images of the era of the Ottoman sultans’ reign. There are plenty of palaces and ...

ISTANBUL, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Istanbul's Topkapi Palace will open a new museum later this year featuring the "world's most extensive porcelain collection," with rare Chinese ceramics from the Yuan and ...

The Islamization agenda of Sultan of Sokoto ... Ilorin became a provincial military headquarters of the ancient Oyo Empire. Afonja became the Aare Ona Kakanfo, (the generalissimo) of Oyo Empire.