Turkey



Süleyman I
سلطان سليمان اول‎
(1494 - 1566)

Süleyman I, commonly known as Suleiman the 
Magnificentwas the tenth and longest reigning 
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 until his 
death in 1566.  Under his administration, the
 Ottoman state ruled over at least
250 million people.

Despite his old age, he went on a campaign in Austria
 in 1566 and the fact he was suffering from illness. 
Duringthe Siege of Szigetvar, his visier hid his 
sudden death from the soldiers to preserve the 
moral of the troops.







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