Suleiman Aga

Suleiman Aga

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[[File:Vandal.plate.II.a.png|thumb|Suleiman Aga to the left meeting with [[Hugues de Lionne]], to the rightVandal, 1900, p. [https://archive.org/details/sc_0000495907_00000001125595/page/n48/mode/1up 25]]]
[[File:Vandal.plate.II.a.png|thumb|Suleiman Aga to the left meeting with [[Hugues de Lionne]], to the rightVandal, 1900, p. [https://archive.org/details/sc_0000495907_00000001125595/page/n48/mode/1up 25]]]
[[File:Vandal.plate.II.b.png|thumb|Suleiman Aga in 1669, in front of [[Louis XIV of France]]]]
[[File:Vandal.plate.II.b.png|thumb|Suleiman Aga in 1669, in front of [[Louis XIV]]]]


'''Müteferrika Süleyman Ağa''', known as '''Suleiman Aga''' and '''Soleiman Agha''' in France, was an [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] ambassador to the French king [[Louis XIV]] in 1669. When Suleiman visited [[Palace of Versailles|Versailles]], he wore a simple wool coat and refused to bow to Louis XIV,[https://books.google.com/books?id=cc0tUyvoYfkC&pg=PA247 Bernstein, p.247] who immediately banished him from Versailles to Paris.
'''Müteferrika Süleyman Ağa''', known as '''Suleiman Aga''' and '''Soleiman Agha''' in France, was an [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] ambassador to the French king [[Louis XIV]] in 1669. When Suleiman visited [[Palace of Versailles|Versailles]], he wore a simple wool coat and refused to bow to Louis XIV,[https://books.google.com/books?id=cc0tUyvoYfkC&pg=PA247 Bernstein, p.247] who immediately banished him from Versailles to Paris.