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Mustafa was the prince with the most potential of any other, during the 600 plus years’ existence of the Ottoman Empire. He was the hope for the majority of the people living in and out of the empire, to ascend to the throne. His father was Lawmaker Sultan Suleiman, who ruled the empire during the empire's zenith years. He was untouchable, revered, and feared, but once looking past his mighty title, name, and qualifications; study shows that Suleiman made questionable decisions, one of them being the decision to order the execution of his eldest son - Mustafa.

He grabbed her by the shoulders, lifted her from the seated position, and gave her a shake. Her back hit the twisted trunk of the almond tree; he asked, “how could you"? At that instant, the almond tree shook back and she landed inside his arms. While the young couple was in this position, all around them, the pink flower petals of the almonds fell off the tree. They separated, whilst looking up at the tree, astonished to see that all the branches were bare. He took a slow step back, away from her, and looked at the angelic person in front of him.

In the year 1453, the massive army of the Ottoman Empire was camped outside the protective walls of Constantinople; the inevitable and predestined was about to begin - WAR. The invading empire had gone through rapid expansion all around the grand capital city, on both continents of Europe and Asia. However, the majestic capital city remained a constant source of irritation and frustration, since it was impenetrable.  

Mahidevran was the concubine of Lawmaker Sultan Suleiman. But more importantly, she was the mother of Prince Mustafa, the prince being the number one contender to be the next ruler of the Ottoman Empire. But unfortunately the prince did not become the next ruler, as he was brutally executed with the cruel order by his sultan father. 

The story is a nonfiction telling of the Ottoman Empire, until the tail-end of Lawmaker Sultan Suleiman’s time; in other words, chapters one to five (and chapter seven) are a true and well researched telling of the empire. Therefore, everything written up until chapter five is accurate and a fact. I will explain the life of Prince Mustafa and the betrayal charges made against him by his sultan father. What I will do is take you back to October 6, 1553, and bring forward previously unknown and intriguing events from that day, told in a fictional telling.

The Proud Stand by the last emperor of the Byzantine Empire tells the tale of the last confrontation between the Byzantine and the Ottoman Empires.