سليمان القانوني

Sultan Suleiman the Lawgiver, Suleiman son of Selim I, of the Ottoman sultans; he ruled from 926 to 974 AH (1520–1566 CE), took Rhodes and won at Mohács.

Sultan Suleiman the Lawgiver ruled from 926 to 974 AH (1520–1566 CE). Born at Trebizond where his father governed, he grew up loving learning; he took the throne at twenty-six, deliberate and immovable in decisions. Al-Sallabi counts four early revolts: Janbirdi al-Ghazali in Syria; Ahmad Shah in Egypt, put down by the state's soldiers in 930 AH; the Shi'i Baba Dhu al-Nun in 926 AH; and Qalandar Chalabi in Konya and Marash with some thirty thousand, beaten after Ibrahim Pasha won over his men. He took Rhodes in 1522, letting the Knights of St John move to Malta; won Mohács in 1526, entered Buda on 11 September, and pressed on to the siege of Vienna.

Sultan Suleiman the Lawgiver, Suleiman son of Selim I, of the Ottoman sultans; he ruled from 926 to 974 AH (1520–1566 CE), son of Selim I. Born at Trebizond where his father was governor, al-Sallabi says his father cared for him so he grew up loving learning, letters, scholars and jurists; he took the throne at twenty-six, deliberate in his affairs and never backing down from a decision once made. Al-Sallabi counts four revolts in his early years: the governor of Syria Janbirdi al-Ghazali; Ahmad Shah in Egypt in 930 AH who declared himself sultan and was killed by the state's soldiers; the Shi'i Baba Dhu al-Nun in 926 AH; and Qalandar Chalabi in Konya and Marash with some thirty thousand, beaten after Grand Vizier Ibrahim Pasha won over some of his men. He took the island of Rhodes in 1522 after a great war and gave the Knights of St John leave to move to Malta; then launched a great campaign on Hungary, won the battle of Mohács in 1526, entered Buda on 11 September, and pressed on to the siege of Vienna.