Suleiman the Magnificent

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Suleiman the Magnificent was the 16th-century sultan who led the Ottoman Empire to its peak of territorial expansion, legal reform, and cultural flourishing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim
Ottoman sultan
monarch
political leader
architecturalPatron Mimar Sinan
birthDate 1494-11-06
1495-04-27
birthPlace Ottoman Empire
Trabzon
burialPlace Süleymaniye Mosque
linked to: Suleymaniye Mosque
campaign Battle of Mohács
Siege of Rhodes
Siege of Szigetvár
Siege of Vienna (1529)
capitalDuringReign Istanbul
child Mihrimah Sultan
Selim II
Şehzade Mehmed
Şehzade Mustafa
countryOfCitizenship Ottoman Empire
deathDate 1566-09-06
deathPlace Kingdom of Hungary
Szigetvár
dynasty Ottoman dynasty
era 16th century
father Selim I
fullName Suleiman I
honorificTitle Kanuni Sultan Süleyman
the Magnificent
honorificTitleMeaning the Lawgiver
knownFor leading the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power
languageSpoken Arabic
Ottoman Turkish
Persian
mother Ayşe Hafsa Sultan
nativeName Süleyman
notableFor Ottoman territorial expansion
codification of Ottoman law
cultural patronage
legal reforms
naval expansion in the Mediterranean
patronage of architecture
positionHeld Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
linked to: Ottoman sultan
predecessor Selim I
reignEnd 1566
reignStart 1520
religion Sunni Islam
spouse Hürrem Sultan
Mahidevran Sultan
successor Selim II
territorialExpansion conquest of Belgrade
conquest of Rhodes
conquest of most of Hungary
expansion into North Africa
expansion into the Middle East

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Suleiman the Magnificent fullName Suleiman I
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Suleiman the Magnificent nativeName Süleyman
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Suleiman the Magnificent honorificTitle Kanuni Sultan Süleyman
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Suleymaniye Mosque commissionedBy Suleiman the Magnificent
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