OverviewAn Ottoman sultan remembered for law, large building projects and imperial power.CategoryHistorical FigurePeriodc. 1494 – 1566 CE
A name to rememberOttoman tradition calls him Kanuni, “the Lawgiver”, because of his association with organising the empire’s laws.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Suleiman I
FamilyHis wife Hurrem and daughter Mihrimah sponsored charitable buildings. His reign also included major works by the architect Mimar Sinan.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Suleiman I
SourcesOriginal summaries of the cited sources. Qur’anic accounts, later traditions and historical estimates are distinguished; brief profiles do not settle scholarly disagreements.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Suleiman I
