What made Sultan Suleyman 'Magnificent'?

Süleyman the Magnificent: Suleyman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottoman Empire who undertook bold military campaigns and oversaw the development of ... read more

Suleiman I (Ottoman Turkish: سلطان سليمان اول ‎ Sultan Süleyman-ı Evvel; Turkish: Birinci Süleyman, Kanunî Sultan Süleyman or Muhteşem Süleyman; 6 November 1494 – 6 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in the West and Kanunî Sultan Süleyman (Ottoman Turkish: قانونى سلطان سليمان‎ ‎; "The Lawgiver Suleiman") in his realm, was the tenth and longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 until his death in 1566. read more

Süleyman the Magnificent, byname Süleyman I or the Lawgiver, Turkish Süleyman Muhteşem or Kanuni, (born November 1494–April 1495—died September 5/6, 1566, near Szigetvár, Hungary), sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1566 who not only undertook bold military campaigns that enlarged his realm but also oversaw the development of what came to be regarded as the most characteristic achievements of Ottoman civilization in the fields of law, literature, art, and architecture. read more

Born November 6, 1494, off the Turkish coast of the Black Sea, Suleiman the Magnificent became the sultan of the Ottoman Empire in 1520, heralding the "Golden Age" of the Empire's long history before his death on September 7, 1566. read more