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Suleiman the Magnificent (1520–1566)

Suleiman the Magnificent (1520–1566)

  1. Suleiman I ascends the Ottoman throne

    Labels: Suleiman I, Ottoman Empire, Sultanate

  2. Ottomans capture Belgrade

    Labels: Belgrade, Ottoman Army, Hungary

  3. Siege of Rhodes ends in Ottoman victory

    Labels: Rhodes, Knights Hospitaller, Ottoman Navy

  4. Battle of Mohács crushes the Hungarian monarchy

    Labels: Battle of, Louis II, Hungary

  5. First Ottoman siege of Vienna fails

    Labels: Vienna, Ottoman Siege, Habsburgs

  6. Hayreddin Barbarossa appointed Ottoman grand admiral

    Labels: Hayreddin Barbarossa, Kapudan Pasha, Ottoman Navy

  7. Truce of Constantinople recognizes Ottoman position in Hungary

    Labels: Truce of, Ottoman Empire, Habsburgs

  8. Ottomans capture Baghdad from the Safavids

    Labels: Baghdad, Safavid Empire, Ottoman Army

  9. Grand Vizier Ibrahim Pasha executed

    Labels: Ibrahim Pasha, Grand Vizier, Ottoman Court

  10. Battle of Preveza secures Ottoman naval dominance

    Labels: Battle of, Hayreddin Barbarossa, Holy League

  11. Ottomans annex Buda and central Hungary

    Labels: Buda, Ottoman Administration, Hungary

  12. Truce of Adrianople establishes Habsburg tribute

    Labels: Truce of, Habsburgs, Ottoman Empire

  13. Construction begins on the Süleymaniye Mosque complex

    Labels: S leymaniye, Mimar Sinan, Istanbul

  14. Peace of Amasya ends major Ottoman–Safavid war phase

    Labels: Peace of, Ottoman Empire, Safavid Empire

  15. Süleymaniye Mosque inaugurated for worship

    Labels: S leymaniye, Istanbul, Religious Complex

  16. Hürrem Sultan dies in Istanbul

    Labels: H rrem, Roxelana, Ottoman Court

  17. Siege of Szigetvár begins

    Labels: Szigetv r, Suleiman I, Habsburg Frontier

  18. Death of Suleiman during the Szigetvár campaign

    Labels: Suleiman I, Szigetv r, Selim II