Suleiman I, Sultan · The Magnificent, the Lawgiver

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RulerSultan · The Magnificent, the Lawgiver

Suleiman Iسليمان القانوني

Istanbul

The longest-reigning Ottoman sultan, known to Muslims as the Lawgiver.

He took Belgrade, Rhodes and Baghdad, won at Mohacs and besieged Vienna in 1529. He issued law codes, rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem that still stand, and his architect Sinan built the Suleymaniye Mosque. He died on campaign in Hungary.

What grew out of it?

The Ottoman state reached its classic form in his reign.

Who came before and after?

Selim ISelim II

Source: history · Wikipedia

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