Suleiman I

American  

[soo-luh-mahn, -ley-, soo-ley-mahn] / ˈsu ləˌmɑn, -leɪ-, ˌsu leɪˈmɑn /

noun

1. the Magnificent, 1495?–1566, sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1520–66.

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Suleiman I British  

/ -leɪ-, ˌsuːlɪˈmɑːn /

noun

1. called the Magnificent. ?1495–1566, sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1520–66), whose reign was noted for its military power and cultural achievements

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Example Sentences

As he crushed a coup attempt this summer and sent troops into Syria, Mr. Erdogan may even have thought of Suleiman I, the 16th-century emperor who died on this day in 1566, after a 46-year reign that is considered the pinnacle of the Ottoman golden age.

From New York Times

There once the Sultan dwelt in the Eski-Serai, which exists no longer, and there was built the great Summer Palace, which was inhabited by Suleiman I, and by his successors.

From Project Gutenberg

“Thank you, Suleiman,” I said.

From New York Times

One of the best, certainly the best in Turkish poetry, is the elegy by Baqui on the great Sultan Suleiman I, translated by E. J. W. Gibb in Ottoman Poetry.

From Project Gutenberg

The Mameluke amirs were to be retained in office as heads of twelve sanjaks into which Egypt was divided; and under the next sultan, Suleiman I., two chambers were created, called respectively the Greater and the Lesser Divan, in which both the army and the ecclesiastical authorities were represented, to aid the pasha by their deliberations.

From Project Gutenberg