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- Born: November 6, 1494Basic Famous People: Suleiman the Magnificent
- Birthplace: Trebizond, TurkeyBasic Famous People: Suleiman the Magnificent
- Died: September 5, 1566Basic Famous People: Suleiman the Magnificent
- Location of Death: Szigetvar, HungaryBasic Famous People: Suleiman the Magnificent
- Known as: "The Magnificent', "The Lawgiver"BBC: Suleiman the Magnificent
- Religion: MuslimBasic Famous People: Suleiman the Magnificent
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Suleiman the Magnificent ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1520-1566. He presided over the empire during a time of wealth and stability.BBC: Suleiman the Magnificent
Ottoman Empire
At its height during Suleiman's rule in the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire controlled an area that included portions of Central and Southeastern Europe and North Africa, including territory which is now the countries of Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Greece, Ukraine, Iraq, Syria, Israel, Egypt and Algeria.BBC: Empire of the Ottomans (January 8, 2002) By the time it disbanded, after World War I, its territory was limited to Asia Minor.Quote
"I, the sultan of sultans, and the strongest ruler, the loftiest king who defeats the kingdoms around the world, and the shadow of Allah in the Earth, am the son of Sultan Selim who is the son of Sultan Beyazid, Sultan Suleiman, Caesar of Rome, the sultan of Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, and Thrace, and Anatolia, and Karaman and the City of Dulkadir and Diyarbakir and Kurdistan, and Iran and Damascus and Aleppo and Egypt and Mecca and Medinah and Jerusalem and the whole Arab land and Yemen and many more lands that our lofty ancestors conquered with their crushing powers and I conquered with my fire-scattering sword..."Thinkexist.com: Suleiman the Magnificent-
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