“I came indeed in arms against him; but it was not my wish that he should be thus cut off before he scarcely tasted the sweets of life and royalty.”
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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.
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politics · Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1520–1566) · ruler · legislator · military leader · politician · sultan · also Suleiman the Magnificent, Kanuni, Muhibbî, Muhibbi, Sulayman, Suleiman I
Born 6 November 1494 · Died 6 September 1566 · Q8474
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1566· 1 entry
Died 1566-09-06.
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1520· 2 entries
Career landmark: sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1520–1566).
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Career landmark: caliph (1520–1566).
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1494· 1 entry
Born 1494-11-06.
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