Sinan Agha

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Sinan Agha, better known as Mimar Sinan, was the chief Ottoman architect and civil engineer of the 16th century, renowned for designing masterpieces such as the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul and the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Sinan bin Abdülmennan 2
Sinan 1
Sinan Agha canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman architect ⓘ
architect ⓘ
civil engineer ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
person ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Koca Mimar Sinan ⓘ
linked to: Mimar Sinan

Mimar Sinan ⓘ
Sinan bin Abdülmennan ⓘ
linked to: Sinan Agha
background converted to Islam through the devshirme system ⓘ
burialPlace tomb near Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 16th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Ottoman Empire ⓘ
designed Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque in Tophane ⓘ
Kırkçeşme water supply system of Istanbul ⓘ
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad ⓘ
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque in Edirnekapı ⓘ
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque in Üsküdar ⓘ
Rüstem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul ⓘ
Selimiye Mosque in Edirne ⓘ
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque in Kadırga ⓘ
Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul ⓘ
linked to: Suleymaniye Mosque

various caravanserais, baths, and madrasas across the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Şehzade Mosque in Istanbul ⓘ
linked to: Şehzade Mosque
employer Ottoman Empire ⓘ
era Murad III ⓘ
Selim II ⓘ
Suleiman the Magnificent ⓘ
fieldOfWork architecture ⓘ
bridge construction ⓘ
civil engineering ⓘ
mosque architecture ⓘ
influenced Ottoman architecture after the 16th century ⓘ
later architects in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
influencedBy Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Hagia Sophia ⓘ
knownFor classical Ottoman architectural style ⓘ
innovative dome and semi-dome structures ⓘ
integration of engineering and aesthetics in architecture ⓘ
large-scale mosque complexes ⓘ
languageOfWork Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
legacy considered the greatest architect of the classical Ottoman period ⓘ
inspired later Turkish Republican architecture ⓘ
militaryRank janissary officer ⓘ
movement Classical Ottoman architecture ⓘ
notableWork Drina River bridge at Višegrad ⓘ
Haseki Hürrem Sultan Mosque ⓘ
Köprüçay bridges (various) ⓘ
Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque ⓘ
Kırkçeşme water supply system of Istanbul ⓘ
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad ⓘ
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque at Edirnekapı ⓘ
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque at Üsküdar ⓘ
Rüstem Pasha Mosque ⓘ
linked to: Rustem Pasha Mosque

Selimiye Mosque ⓘ
Selimiye Mosque complex (külliye) ⓘ
linked to: Selimiye Mosque

Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque in Kadırga ⓘ
Süleymaniye Mosque ⓘ
linked to: Suleymaniye Mosque

Süleymaniye complex (külliye) ⓘ
linked to: Suleymaniye Mosque

Taqi ad-Din Observatory complex (supporting structures) ⓘ
Topkapı Palace additions and renovations ⓘ
Valens Aqueduct restorations ⓘ
linked to: Valens Aqueduct

Şehzade Mosque ⓘ
occupation architect ⓘ
civil engineer ⓘ
military engineer ⓘ
positionHeld chief Ottoman architect ⓘ
mimarbaşı ⓘ
regionOfActivity Anatolia ⓘ
Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Balkans ⓘ
Edirne ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ
servedUnder Murad III ⓘ
Selim II ⓘ
Suleiman the Magnificent ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mimar Sinan → alsoKnownAs → Sinan Agha ⓘ
Mimar Sinan → alsoKnownAs → Sinan bin Abdülmennan ⓘ
linked to: Sinan Agha
Sinan Agha → alsoKnownAs → Sinan bin Abdülmennan ⓘ
linked to: Sinan Agha
Pertev Mehmet Paşa Mosque → architect → Sinan ⓘ
linked to: Sinan Agha