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Suleiman the Magnificent

1494 - 1566

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Suleiman I (Ottoman Turkish: سلیمان اول, romanized: Süleymân-ı Evvel; Modern Turkish: I. Süleyman, IPA: [biɾinˈdʒi sylejˈman]; 6 November 1494 – 6 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in the Western world and as Suleiman the Lawgiver (قانونی سلطان سلیمان, Ḳânûnî Sulṭân Süleymân) in his own realm, was the Ottoman sultan between 1520 and his death in 1566.: 541–545  Under his administration, the Ottoman Empire ruled over at least 25 million people. After succeeding his father Selim I on 30 September 1520, Suleiman began his reign by launching military campaigns against the Christian powers of Central and Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean; Belgrade fell to him in 1521 and Rhodes in 1522–1523, and at Mohács in 1526, Suleiman broke the strength of the Kingdom of Hungary. Hungary was subsequently divided, with much of it incorporated directly into the empire. However, his defeat at the siege of Vienna in 1529 checked advances further into Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Suleiman the Magnificent is the 13th most popular politician (down from 7th in 2019), the most popular biography from Türkiye and the most popular Turkish Politician.

Suleiman the Magnificent was the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He is most famous for his military conquests and his construction of the Ottoman Empire's largest mosque, the Hagia Sophia.

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Among politicians, Suleiman the Magnificent ranks 13 out of 19,576. Before him are Julius Caesar, Thomas Jefferson, Louis XIV of France, Joseph Stalin, Akbar, and Augustus. After him are Indira Gandhi, Vladimir Lenin, Saladin, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Kublai Khan, and Qin Shi Huang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1494, Suleiman the Magnificent ranks 1. After him are Francis I of France, François Rabelais, Fuzûlî, Georgius Agricola, Pontormo, Bona Sforza, Rosso Fiorentino, Jean Parisot de Valette, Leo Africanus, Lucas van Leyden, and Antoinette de Bourbon. Among people deceased in 1566, Suleiman the Magnificent ranks 1. After him are Nostradamus, Bartolomé de las Casas, Diane de Poitiers, Nikola IV Zrinski, Daniele da Volterra, Louise Labé, Leonhart Fuchs, Antonio de Cabezón, Sigismund von Herberstein, Margaret Paleologa, and Lambert Lombard.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Suleiman the Magnificent ranks 1 out of 1,347. After him are Paul the Apostle (5), Herodotus (-484), Mehmed the Conqueror (1432), Thales of Miletus (-623), Heraclitus (-535), Diogenes (-404), Saint Nicholas (270), Saint George (280), Osman I (1254), Hesiod (-800), and Julian (331).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Suleiman the Magnificent ranks 1. After him are Mehmed the Conqueror (1432), Osman I (1254), Julian (331), Selim II (1524), Basil II (958), Selim I (1470), Murad II (1404), Murad III (1546), Ahmed I (1590), Honorius (384), and Bayezid I (1354).

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