Historical Figures

Suleiman the Magnificent

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General Reference

History Atlas. "Suleiman the Magnificent." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-history.interactiveatlas.org/historical-figures/suleiman-the-magnificent.

APA Style

History Atlas. (n.d.). Suleiman the Magnificent. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-history.interactiveatlas.org/historical-figures/suleiman-the-magnificent

BibTeX

@misc{historyatlas-suleiman-the-magnificent,
  author = {History Atlas},
  title = {Suleiman the Magnificent},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-history.interactiveatlas.org/historical-figures/suleiman-the-magnificent},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Suleiman I, commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent, was the Ottoman sultan from 1520 to 1566. His reign was the longest among the Ottoman sultans, bringing about a notable peak in the Ottoman Empire's economic, military and political power and raising the number of the empire's subjects to 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, and at Mohacs in 1526 Suleiman broke the strength of the Kingdom of Hungary.

Facts

Birth Date

1494-11-06 1

Death Date

1566-09-06 1

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