Kanuni sultan süleyman biography
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Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman I, commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in Western Europe and Suleiman the Lawgiver (Ottoman Turkish: قانونى سلطان سليمان, romanized:&#;Ḳānūnī Sulṭān Suleymān) in his Ottoman realm, was the tenth Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He became sultan when he was 26 years old. He reigned for 46 years, from to , which was longer than any other Ottoman sultan. He is known in the West as Suleiman the Magnificent and in the Muslim world, as the Lawgiver (in Turkish Kanuni; Arabic: القانونى, al‐Qānūnī), because he changed the organization of the Ottoman legal struktur. This nickname shows how important he was in the Ottoman Empire. Some people even considered Suleiman as the “World kejsare and Messiah of the gods Age”.[1]
He also led many wars in Europe, including wars in Hungary, Austria, the Mediterranean, and parts of North Africa.[2]
Childhood
[change | change source]Suleiman was the only son of Sultan Selim inom and Ayş
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The best books on Sultan Süleyman
Before we get to the books, can you just tell us a bit about who Süleyman was and why he’s significant? Why might people be interested in learning—or learning more—about him?
Süleyman was the ruler of the Ottoman Empire from to , a time of major transformations in the Middle East, in Europe, across Eurasia and indeed globally. This was a time when early modern empires and states were expanding. It was a period of increased commercial activity, global communication, as well as heightened religious sensibilities, including apocalyptic and messianic speculations. Süleyman responded to these developments in ways that had an impact on the lives of millions of people living in the Middle East, in Europe, and Eurasia. He is significant in this regard, as a world historical figure.
These global transformations are almost always described from a European perspective. Thus, the story of Süleyman is also important because it makes us realize the extent
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"Suleiman I" redirects here. For the shah of Persia, see Suleiman I of Persia.
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Suleiman I Suleiman the Magnificent Suleiman the Lawgiver | |
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| Suleiman in a portrait attributed to Titian c | |
| Caliph of Islam Amir al-Mu'minin Sultan ofthe Ottoman Empire Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques | |
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| Born | ()6 November Trabzon |
| Died | September 7, () (aged 71) Szigetvár, Hungary |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Suleiman I//, known as “the Magnificent” in the West and “Kanuni” (the Lawgiver) in the East, (6 November – 7 September ) was the tenth and longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from to his death in [1]
Suleiman became a prominent monarch of 16th-century Europe, presiding over the apex of the Ottoman Empire's military, political and economic power. Suleiman personally led Ottoman armies in conquering the Christian strongholds of Belgrade, Rhodes, as well as mo