Suleiman the Magnificent

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Muslim Ottoman sultan monarch political leader

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

Aliases (5)

Statements (55)

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 →
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 →
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 →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Suleymaniye Mosque → Şehzade Mosque →	commissionedBy
Diwani script ("Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent") → Ottoman Sunni Islamic institutions ("Süleyman the Magnificent") →	developedUnder
Ottoman Empire → Ottoman dynasty →	notableRuler
Suleymaniye Mosque → Şehzade Mosque →	patron
Francis I of France →	alliedWith
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque →	associatedWith
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site →	builderOfWalls
Zion Gate →	builtDuringReignOf
Lions' Gate →	builtUnderRuleOf
Selim I →	child
Mimar Sinan →	employer
Mihrimah Sultan →	father
Suleiman the Magnificent ("Suleiman I") →	fullName
Suleiman the Magnificent ("Kanuni Sultan Süleyman") →	honorificTitle
Suleymaniye Mosque →	namedAfter
Suleiman the Magnificent ("Süleyman") →	nativeName
Shah Tahmasp I →	opponent
Dung Gate →	rebuiltUnder
Ottoman sultan →	significantFigure
Selim I →	successor
Shah Tahmasp I →	treatyPartner