Suleiman the Magnificent (aka Süleyman I or Suleiman I, r. 1520-1566) was the tenth and longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Hailed as a skilled military commander, a just ruler, and a divinely anointed monarch during his lifetime, his realm extended from Hungary to Iran, and from Crimea to North Africa and the Indian Ocean. As he engaged in bitter rivalries with the Catholic Habsburgs and the Shiite Safavids, he presided over a multilingual and multireligious empire that promised peace and prosperity to its subjects.
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1520 - 1566Reign of Suleiman the Magnificent.
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30 Sep 1520Suleiman I (Suleiman the Magnificent) becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, reigning until 6 September 1566, and presiding over the empire's "golden age" in which it reached its artistic, literary, military, and political height.
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1521Siege of Belgrade.
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1523Suleiman I conquers Rhodes.
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1526Battle of Mohács; Suleiman I defeats the Hungarian field army under Louis II.
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1529Siege of Vienna.
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1566Suleiman I dies while campaigning in Hungary.
