Politician

Suleiman the Magnificent

1494 - 1566

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His biography is available in 131 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 118 in 2024). Suleiman the Magnificent is the 12th most popular politician (down from 7th in 2024), the most popular biography from Türkiye and the most popular Turkish Politician.

Suleiman the Magnificent was the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He is most famous for his military conquests and his construction of the Ottoman Empire's largest mosque, the Hagia Sophia.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Suleiman the Magnificent ranks 12 out of 19,576Before him are Julius Caesar, Thomas Jefferson, Louis XIV of France, Joseph Stalin, Akbar, and Augustus. After him are Indira Gandhi, Vladimir Lenin, Saladin, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Kublai Khan, and Qin Shi Huang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1494, Suleiman the Magnificent ranks 1After him are Francis I of France, François Rabelais, Fuzûlî, Georgius Agricola, Pontormo, Bona Sforza, Rosso Fiorentino, Jean Parisot de Valette, Leo Africanus, Lucas van Leyden, and Antoinette de Bourbon. Among people deceased in 1566, Suleiman the Magnificent ranks 1After him are Nostradamus, Bartolomé de las Casas, Diane de Poitiers, Nikola IV Zrinski, Daniele da Volterra, Louise Labé, Leonhart Fuchs, Antonio de Cabezón, Sigismund von Herberstein, Margaret Paleologa, and Lambert Lombard.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Suleiman the Magnificent ranks 1 out of NaNAfter him are Paul the Apostle (5), Herodotus (-484), Mehmed the Conqueror (1432), Thales of Miletus (-623), Heraclitus (-535), Diogenes (-404), Saint Nicholas (270), Saint George (280), Osman I (1254), Hesiod (-800), and Julian (331).

Among Politicians In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Suleiman the Magnificent ranks 1After him are Mehmed the Conqueror (1432), Osman I (1254), Julian (331), Selim II (1524), Basil II (958), Selim I (1470), Murad II (1404), Murad III (1546), Ahmed I (1590), Honorius (384), and Bayezid I (1354).

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