Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (died 1566)

Suleiman the Magnificent

Suleiman I, commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent, was the Ottoman sultan from 1520 to 1566. The longest reign among the Ottoman sultans, his rule brought about a notable peak in the Ottoman Empire's economic, military and political power, and raised the number of the empire's subjects to at least 25 million people.

Born

1494

November 6

Died

1566

Era

1490s

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