Suleiman the Magnificent
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Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman the Lawgiver
سلطان سليمان اول
Caliph of Islam
Amir al-Mu'minin
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

Suleiman in a portrait attributed to Titian c.1530

Period Growth of the Ottoman Empire
Coronation 30 September 1520
Full Name Suleiman bin Selim Khan
Born 6 November 1494
Birthplace Trabzon
Died c. 5 September 1566 (aged 71)
Place of death Szigetvár, Hungary
Buried Süleymaniye Mosque, Constantinople[1][2] (present day Istanbul)
Predecessor Selim I
Successor Selim II
Consort Hürrem Sultan (wife)
Mahidevran Sultan Gulia Sultan Fulane Sultan
Offspring Şehzade Mahmud (1512–1521)
Şehzade Mustafa (1515–1553)
Şehzade Murad (1519–1521)
Şehzade Mehmed (1521–1543)
Mihrimah Sultan (1522–1578)
Şehzade Abdullah (1522–1524)
Selim II (1524–1574)
Raziye Sultan (1525-?)
Şehzade Beyazıt (1525–1561)
Şehzade Cihangir (1531–1553)
Şehzade Orhan (1543-1562)
Şehzade Ahmed
Royal House House of Osman
Dynasty Ottoman Dynasty
Father Selim I
Valide Sultan Ayşe Hafsa Sultan
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Battle between the Turks and Christians, 16th century
Suleiman I (pron.: /ˌsʊlɪˈmɑːn/); known as “the Magnificent” in the the West and Kanuni in the the East, (6 November 1494 – 5 September 1566) was the tenth and longest-reigning Emperor, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1520 to his death in 1566.[3]
Suleiman became a prominent monarch of