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Suleiman the Magnificent ( محتشم سليمان Muḥteşem Süleymān ), as he was known in the West, was also called Suleiman the First ( سلطان سليمان أول Sulṭān Süleymān-ı Evvel ), and Suleiman the Lawgiver ( قانونی سلطان سليمان Ḳānūnī Sulṭān Süleymān) for his reform of the Ottoman legal system.
May 27, 2024 · Suleyman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottoman Empire who undertook bold military campaigns and oversaw the development of Ottoman achievements in law and the arts. Among his accomplishments were the codification of a centralized legal system and building up Constantinople as the empire’s capital.
Feb 27, 2023 · Suleiman the Magnificent (aka Süleyman I or Suleiman I, r. 1520-1566) was the tenth and longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Hailed as a skilled military commander, a just ruler, and a divinely anointed monarch during his lifetime, his realm extended from Hungary to Iran, and from Crimea to North Africa and the Indian Ocean.
May 15, 2019 · Suleiman the Magnificent (November 6, 1494–September 6, 1566) became the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire in 1520, heralding the "Golden Age" of the Empire's long history before his death.
Dec 5, 2021 · Son of Sultan Selim I, Suleiman the Magnificent was widely known for his effective administration prowess, military intelligence, and foreign policy genius. His reign was so impactful that many historians like to credit him with ushering in the Golden Age of the Ottomans.
Süleyman I, or Süleyman the Magnificent, (born November 1494–April 1495—died Sept. 5/6, 1566, near Szigetvár, Hung.), Ottoman sultan (r. 1520–66). He became sultan of the Ottoman Empire after serving as a provincial governor under his grandfather Bayezid II and his father, Selim I (r. 1512–20).
Known as Suleiman the Magnificent but also, especially among Muslims, as Suleiman the Just, Ottoman power reached its zenith and became a world power under his rule. His rule represented one of the most just and orderly periods of Ottoman history.
Süleyman, who would be known to the west as “the Magnificent,” began his reign as sultan of the Ottoman Empire in September 1520. His political career began far earlier: as a teenager, he served as a provincial governor and was key participant in his father Selim’s (r.1512-1520) rebellion that secured him — and Süleyman, by extension ...
Under Süleyman, popularly known as “the Magnificent” or “the Lawmaker,” the Ottoman empire reached the apogee of its military and political power.
Suleyman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottoman Empire who undertook bold military campaigns and oversaw the development of Ottoman achievements in law and the arts. Among his accomplishments were the codification of a centralized legal system and building up Constantinople as the empire’s capital.
