Suleiman I

[soo-luh-mahn, -ley-, soo-ley-mahn]

noun

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

Suleiman I

/ -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

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.

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Suleiman I, whose raunchy portrayal in a Turkish soap opera has outraged the country's prime minister.

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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.

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“Thank you, Suleiman,” I said.

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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.

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