Suleyman I

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  • Nov 9, 1494

    Birth of Suleyman I

    Suleyman I was born in November of 1494 in Trabzon along the coast of the Black Sea. He was born to mother Hafsa Sultan and father Selim I.
  • Sep 30, 1520

    Suleyman I Takes the Throne

    After the death of his father, Selim I, Suleyman came to throne in Constantinople and acceded the throne as the tenth Ottoman Sultan.
  • Aug 17, 1521

    Conquest of Belgrade

    Suleyman I encircled Belgrade and began a series of heavy bombardments from an island in the Danube. Belgrade soon fell. This event was something his great-grandfather had failed to achieve.
  • Jul 31, 1522

    Capture of Rhodes

    Suleyman diverted his attention to the island of Rhodes in the Eastern Mediteranean. He took his army of over 100,00 men and dispatched an armada. The seige lasted five months until Rhodes surrendered.
  • Aug 29, 1526

    Battle of Mohacs

    Suleyman resumed his campaign in Eastern Europe. At the Battle of Mohacs, Suleyman defeated King Louis II of Hungary.
  • Nov 20, 1529

    Defeat in Vienna

    The Ottoman Empire and Suleyman were faced with their first defeat in an attempt to win back Hungary.
  • Oct 17, 1532

    Ottoman-Safavid War

    In 1532, Suleyman ordered his Grand Vizier to lead an army into Asia. There, they retook Bitlis and occupied Tabriz without resistance. Later, Suleyman and his Grand Vizier pushed through to Perisa where they found the Shah sacrificing land.
  • May 13, 1548

    Campaigns in the Indian Ocean

    Suleyman lead several naval campaings against the Portugese in the Indian Ocean in an attempt to reestablish trade with India.
  • Oct 17, 1554

    Ottoman-Safavid War Continued

    In Suleyman's last attempt to defeat the Shah once and for all, he embarked on a second campaign. This turned out to be pointless because neither country gained territory. So, Suleyman launched a third campaign where he signed a settlement.
  • Sep 5, 1556

    The Death of Suleyman I

    Suleyman, who had set out from Constantinople to command an expedition to Hungary, died before an Ottoman victory at the Battle of Szigetvár in Hungary, at 71 years of age. Suleyman the "Magnificent" was buried in the Suleymaniye Mosque in Constantinople, or modern day Istanbul. He was succeeded by Selim II.