Suleiman the Magnificent

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Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

In office
1520-1566
Preceded by  |  Selim the Grim
Succeeded by  |  Selim II

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Born  |  November 6, 1494
Trabzon Beylerbeyliği, Ottoman Empire
Died  |  September 6, 1566 (aged 71)
Szigetvár, Kingdom of Hungary

Suleiman the Magnificent (1494 - 1566 A.D.) was the most illustrious sultan of the Ottoman Empire ruling from 1520 to 1566. He was also known as Suleiman Kanuni, "The Lawgiver". Under his rule, the Empire significantly expanded by conquering lands in the Balkans and eastern Mediterranean.

## Sources[edit]

The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al., 2005.