Since its start in 1299 and ending in 1923, the Ottoman Empire was one of the strongest empires in the world. During the 16th and 17th centuries, in particular at the height of its power under the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman Empire was one of the most powerful states in the world – a multinational, multilingual empire, controlling much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, North Africa and the Horn of Africa. .
In 2003, Haydar Hatemi started to paint portraits of all Ottoman Sultans on ostrich eggs. This collection was exclusively designed for the Qatari Royal Family.
