Suleiman the Magnificent

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Francis_I_of_France
gptkb:Franco-Ottoman_alliance
gptkbp:birthDate 6 November 1494
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Suleiman_I
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Trabzon
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Süleymaniye_Mosque
gptkbp:child gptkb:Şehzade_Bayezid
gptkb:Şehzade_Mehmed
gptkb:Şehzade_Mustafa
gptkb:Mihrimah_Sultan
gptkb:Selim_II
gptkbp:deathDate 6 September 1566
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Szigetvár
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Ottoman_dynasty
gptkbp:era gptkb:Classical_Age_of_the_Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:father gptkb:Selim_I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Suleiman the Magnificent
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:poetry
patronage of the arts
legal reforms
military conquests
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Persian
gptkb:Ottoman_Turkish
gptkbp:militaryCampaign gptkb:Siege_of_Rhodes_(1522)
gptkb:Battle_of_Mohács_(1526)
gptkb:Siege_of_Szigetvár_(1566)
gptkb:Siege_of_Vienna_(1529)
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Hafsa_Sultan
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Kanuni
gptkb:The_Lawgiver
gptkbp:notableAchievement patron of arts and architecture
expanded Ottoman Empire to its greatest territorial extent
commissioned the construction of the Süleymaniye Mosque
led campaigns in Europe, Asia, and Africa
reformed Ottoman legal system
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Safavid_Empire
gptkb:Knights_Hospitaller
gptkb:Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkb:Ferdinand_I_of_Austria
gptkbp:poetName gptkb:Muhibbi
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Selim_I
gptkbp:reignEnd 6 September 1566
gptkbp:reignStart 30 September 1520
gptkbp:religion Sunni Islam
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Hurrem_Sultan
gptkb:Mahidevran
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Selim_II
gptkbp:title gptkb:Caliph_of_Islam
gptkb:King
Padishah
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Early_Modern_period
gptkb:King
gptkb:religious_art
gptkb:Ottoman_sultans
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4