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Suleiman II

1642 - 1691

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Suleiman II (Ottoman Turkish: سليمان ثانى Süleymān-i sānī; Turkish: II. Süleyman; 15 April 1642 – 22 June 1691) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1687 to 1691. After being brought to the throne by an armed mutiny, Suleiman and his grand vizier Fazıl Mustafa Pasha were successfully able to turn the tide of the War of the Holy League, reconquering Belgrade in 1690, as well as carrying out significant fiscal and military reforms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Suleiman II is the 427th most popular politician (down from 240th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 45th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Turkish Politician.

Suleiman II is most famous for the construction of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Suleiman II ranks 427 out of 19,576. Before him are Magnus the Good, Philip III of Spain, Gerald Ford, Charles V of France, Mahmoud Abbas, and Alfonso XIII of Spain. After him are Mahmud II, Constans, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, Georges Pompidou, Temür Khan, and Charles XII of Sweden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1642, Suleiman II ranks 2. Before him is Mehmed IV. After him are Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Gülnuş Sultan, Andrea Pozzo, Shitao, Johann Christoph Bach, Ihara Saikaku, Seki Takakazu, André Charles Boulle, Louis I, Prince of Monaco, and Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins. Among people deceased in 1691, Suleiman II ranks 3. Before him are Pope Alexander VIII, and Robert Boyle. After him are Aelbert Cuyp, John George III, Elector of Saxony, Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, George Fox, François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, Carlo Rainaldi, Cornelis Tromp, Jean-Henri d'Anglebert, and Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Suleiman II ranks 59 out of 1,347. Before him are Zoë Porphyrogenita (978), Ammianus Marcellinus (330), Leucippus (-500), Osman II (1604), Gregory of Nazianzus (329), and Croesus (-596). After him are Mahmud II (1785), Hipparchus (-190), Margaret the Virgin (292), Saint Blaise (300), Mahidevran (1500), and Aristotle Onassis (1906).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Suleiman II ranks 32. Before him are Alp Arslan (1029), Şehzade Mustafa (1515), Mehmed VI (1861), Zoë Porphyrogenita (978), Osman II (1604), and Croesus (-596). After him are Mahmud II (1785), Mahidevran (1500), Mehmed V (1844), Ertuğrul (1198), Ahmed II (1643), and Abdulmejid I (1823).

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