The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Kilidge-Arslan
Also known as Suleiman
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 263
There's a resolute quality to this Turkish sultan, his stance suggesting both the weight of defending his ancestral conquests and the determination to preserve his realm against foreign invasion. His presence speaks to the clash of civilizations on the frontier.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 263
- Books
- 1
Kilidge-Arslan, also known as Suleiman, was the Turkish sultan of Roum and son of the first conqueror of the Seljuk race. He found himself defending his kingdom and capital of Nice against the advancing forces of the First Crusade, representing the established Turkish power in Anatolia facing the unprecedented challenge of European crusading armies.
Description
Kilidge-Arslan possesses the bearing of a Turkish sultan defending his realm, with dark features and hair, wearing traditional Turkish royal garments and armor. He carries himself with the determined stance of a ruler whose responsibility is to protect his kingdom and capital against foreign invasion, embodying the established power of the Seljuk dynasty in Anatolia.
Story so far
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
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