Suleyman I doesn't kill his son, having the Ottoman Empire survivr to present day

A good ruler by definition needs to be good at leaving something besides problems for his successors, and someone bad at ruling isn't likely to establish much of an empire - see Alexander's miserable failure.

Even someone good at rulin in their time can leave a huge mess after. See Shah Jahan for an example of this.
 
Even someone good at rulin in their time can leave a huge mess after. See Shah Jahan for an example of this.

True. Sometimes intentionally (as in, they make decisions with short term gain but long term consequences knowingly), sometimes even the best make mistakes.

Sometimes both.

I don't know Shah Jahan enough to know where he is, but I'm not arguing. Ruling is hard.
 
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