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Suleiman the Magnificent
sultan of the Ottoman Empire and caliph (1520–1566) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Suleiman I, commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in Western Europe and Suleiman the Lawgiver (Ottoman Turkish: قانونى سلطان سليمان, romanized: Ḳānūnī Sulṭān Suleymān) in his Ottoman realm, was the tenth Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He became sultan when he was 26 years old. He reigned for 46 years, from 1520 to 1566, which was longer than any other Ottoman sultan. He is known in the West as Suleiman the Magnificent and in the Muslim world, as the Lawgiver (in Turkish Kanuni; Arabic: القانونى, al‐Qānūnī), because he changed the organization of the Ottoman legal system. This nickname shows how important he was in the Ottoman Empire. Some people even considered Suleiman as the “World Emperor and Messiah of the Last Age”.[1]
Suleiman the Magnificent | |||||
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Sultan of the Ottoman Empire | |||||
![]() Suleiman I attributed to Titian c. 1530 | |||||
Reign | 1520–1566 (46 years) | ||||
Coronation | 1520 | ||||
Predecessor | Selim I | ||||
Heir Apparent | Selim II | ||||
Born | (1495-11-06)November 6, 1495 Trabzon, Ottoman Empire | ||||
Died | September 7, 1566(1566-09-07) (aged 70) Szigetvar, Hungary | ||||
Burial | Sulaymaniya Mosque, Istanbul | ||||
Spouse | Hurrem Sultan Mahidevran Hatun Gulfam Hatun Fülone khatun Melekisma Hatun | ||||
Issue | Mahmud Mustafa Murad Mehmed Mihrimah Abdullah Selim II Bayezid Raziye Cihangir | ||||
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House | House of Osman | ||||
Father | Selim I | ||||
Mother | Hafsa Sultan | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
He also led many wars in Europe, including wars in Hungary, Austria, the Mediterranean, and parts of North Africa.[2]