Suleiman the Magnificent

Suleiman I (in Turkish Süleyman and in the Arabic alphabet ??????) (November 6, 1494 – September 5/6, 1566), known in Europe as "the Magnificent" and in the Islamic world as "the Lawgiver" (in Turkish Kanuni), was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1566. Under his rule, the Ottoman Empire reached its zenith and became a world power.

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Turkish - Arabic alphabet - November 6 - 1494 - September 5 - 6 - 1566 - Europe - Sultan - Ottoman Empire - 1520

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Under his leadership, Ottoman armies conquered Belgrade, Rhodes, and most of Hungary, besieged Vienna, and annexed huge territories of North Africa as far west as Morocco, and the most of the Middle East. Briefly, Ottomans achieved naval dominance in the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, and Persian Gulf.

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Belgrade - Rhodes - Hungary - Vienna - North Africa - Morocco - Middle East - Mediterranean Sea - Red Sea - Persian Gulf

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Within the empire, he was known as a fair ruler and opponent of corruption, was a great patron of artists and philosophers, and was noted as one of the greatest Islamic poets, as well as an accomplished goldsmith. He earned his nickname the Lawmaker from his complete reconstruction of the Ottoman law system.

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Artist - Philosophers - Islamic - Poet - Goldsmith

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Although the empire continued to expand for a century after his death, this period was followed by a very long decline.

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