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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...
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.
Mar 20, 2022 · Suleiman the Magnificent, known more formally as Suleiman I, or Suleiman the Lawgiver in Turkish, was the tenth Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. His reign spanned 45 years, from 1520-66, and he oversaw a crucial era of the Ottoman Empire’s history in the mid-sixteenth century.
Dec 5, 2021 · Learn more about the life, family tree and major achievements of Suleiman the Magnificent (1494-1566), the 10th and longest-reigning Ottoman sultan.
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 ...
