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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.
Sep 11, 2024 · Süleyman the Magnificent (born November 1494–April 1495—died September 5/6, 1566, near Szigetvár, Hungary) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1566 who not only undertook bold military campaigns that enlarged his realm but also oversaw the development of what came to be regarded as the most characteristic achievements of Ottoman ci...
- Süleyman succeeded his father, Selim I, as sultan of the Ottoman Empire in September 1520.
- Süleyman codified a centralized legal system (kanun) for the Ottoman state, expanded both the territory and the revenue of the empire, and built up...
- Süleyman died of natural causes during a campaign to besiege the fortress of Szigetvár in Hungary.
Feb 27, 2023 · Early Life. Suleiman was born in 1494 or 1495 in Trabzon, on the Black Sea coast. His father Selim served there as provincial governor, and his mother Hafsa was a concubine in his father's harem. Suleiman grew up in a multiethnic, multireligious town.
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.
- Kallie Szczepanski
October 2002. Under Süleyman, popularly known as “the Magnificent” or “the Lawmaker,” the Ottoman empire reached the apogee of its military and political power. Süleyman’s armies conquered Hungary, over which the Ottomans maintained control for over 150 years, and they advanced as far west as Vienna, threatening the Habsburgs.
Dec 5, 2021 · Birth and early life. On November 6, 1494, Suleiman was born in Trabzon, a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Anatolia (present-day Turkey). His parents were Ottoman Prince (Şehzade) Selim (later Sultan Selim I) (1470-1520) and Hafsa Sultan (1478-1534).
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At the age of 26 he became the 10th sultan of the Ottoman Empire in 1520 and is known as "Kanuni" (the Lawgiver) in his homeland, but for Europeans he has always been "Suleyman the Magnificent".
