Sinan Agha

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Ottoman architect architect civil engineer historical figure person

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.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Sinan bin Abdülmennan	2
Sinan Agha canonical	1

Statements (75)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ottoman architect ⓘ architect ⓘ civil engineer ⓘ historical figure ⓘ person ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Mimar Sinan ⓘ surface form: Koca Mimar Sinan Mimar Sinan ⓘ Sinan Agha ⓘ surface form: Sinan bin Abdülmennan
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 ⓘ surface form: Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque in Tophane Istanbul water supply system ⓘ surface form: Kırkçeşme water supply system of Istanbul Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad ⓘ Mihrimah Sultan Mosque ⓘ surface form: Mihrimah Sultan Mosque in Edirnekapı Mihrimah Sultan Mosque ⓘ surface form: Mihrimah Sultan Mosque in Üsküdar Rüstem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul ⓘ Selimiye Mosque in Edirne ⓘ Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Kadırga) ⓘ surface form: Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque in Kadırga Suleymaniye Mosque ⓘ surface form: Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul various caravanserais, baths, and madrasas across the Ottoman Empire ⓘ Şehzade Mosque ⓘ surface form: Şehzade Mosque in Istanbul
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	Ottoman architecture ⓘ surface form: Classical Ottoman architecture
notableWork	Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad ⓘ surface form: Drina River bridge at Višegrad Haseki Hürrem Sultan Mosque complex ⓘ surface form: Haseki Hürrem Sultan Mosque Köprüçay bridges (various) ⓘ Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque ⓘ Istanbul water supply system ⓘ surface form: Kırkçeşme water supply system of Istanbul Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad ⓘ Mihrimah Sultan Mosque ⓘ surface form: Mihrimah Sultan Mosque at Edirnekapı Mihrimah Sultan Mosque ⓘ surface form: Mihrimah Sultan Mosque at Üsküdar Rustem Pasha Mosque ⓘ surface form: Rüstem Pasha Mosque Selimiye Mosque ⓘ Selimiye Mosque ⓘ surface form: Selimiye Mosque complex (külliye) Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Kadırga) ⓘ surface form: Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque in Kadırga Suleymaniye Mosque ⓘ surface form: Süleymaniye Mosque Suleymaniye Mosque ⓘ surface form: Süleymaniye complex (külliye) Taqi al-Din observatory in Istanbul ⓘ surface form: Taqi ad-Din Observatory complex (supporting structures) Topkapı Palace additions and renovations ⓘ Valens Aqueduct ⓘ surface form: Valens Aqueduct restorations 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mimar Sinan → alsoKnownAs → Sinan Agha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sinan bin Abdülmennan

Sinan Agha → alsoKnownAs → Sinan Agha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sinan bin Abdülmennan