Not only was Suleiman a distinguished poet and goldsmith in his own right ; he also became a great patron of culture, overseeing the golden age of the Ottoman Empire's artistic, literary and architectural development.

Suleiman also became renowned for sponsoring a series of monumental architectural developments within his empire.

Suleiman also restored the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and the Jerusalem city walls ( which are the current walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ), renovated the Kaaba in Mecca, and constructed a complex in Damascus.

Through his personal patronage, Suleiman also presided over the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire, representing the pinnacle of the Ottoman Turks ' cultural achievement in the realm of architecture, literature, art, theology and philosophy.

Solomon also appears in the Qur ' an, where he is called in Arabic, which is transliterated in English as Sulayman, Suleiman, Sulaimaan etc.

They were supported by different factions of the nobility in the Hungarian kingdom ; Ferdinand also had the support of his brother the Emperor Charles V. After defeat by Ferdinand at the Battle of Tarcal in September 1527 and again in the Battle of Szina in March 1528, Zápolya gained the support of Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman Sultan.

Very elaborate decorated versions were created for important documents that were also works of art in the tradition of Ottoman illumination, such as the example of Suleiman the Magnificent in the gallery below.

The Hagia Sophia also served as a model for many Ottoman mosques such as the Shehzade Mosque, the Suleiman Mosque, and the Rüstem Pasha Mosque.

In that period, the end of the sixteenth century, namely in 1594 / 95, Hadum Suleiman Aga Hadum Efendia-built mosque, which also bears the name of the donor-sponsors of the facility in town.

“ Those merits reside in a ferocious vision, a powerful narrative, an accumulation of indelible images, and the unforgettable way in which a small child's voice is deployed in an unfeeling adult world, during the war and thereafter ” ( Zeitlin, 2003, p. 177, see also Suleiman, 2006, p. 170 ).

The famous ascetic Caliph Umar ibn Abdul Aziz was the then Governor of Madinah during the reign of al-Walid and Suleiman and was also an associate of Zayd ibn Ali.

In medieval times, this star was also an Islamic symbol known as the Seal of Solomon ( Suleiman ) and was also extremely popular amongst the Anatolian beyliks.

He is also well-known among the Turks, who considered him a loyal friend of Suleiman the Magnificent.

The sultans Suleiman II, Ahmed II and Safiye ( died in 1777 ), the daughter of Mustafa II, are also buried here.

* Suleiman the Magnificent ( 1494-1566 ), also known as Suleiman I

In medieval times however, this was not solely a Jewish symbol, but also an Islamic one known as the Seal of Solomon ( Suleiman ) and was extremely popular amongst the Turkish beyliks of Anatolia.

Solomon ibn Gabirol, also Solomon ben Judah (, Shelomo ben Yehuda ibn Gabirol ;, Abu Ayyūb Suleiman ibn Yahya ibn Jabirūl ;, a corruption of Ibn Gibran ), was an Andalusian Hebrew poet and Jewish philosopher with a Neoplatonic bent.

Isaac Israeli ben Solomon ( c. 832 – c. 932 ) ( Hebrew: Yitzhak ben Shlomo ha-Yisraeli ; Arabic: Abu Ya ' qub Ishaq ibn Suleiman al-Isra ' ili ), also known as Isaac Israeli the Elder and Isaac Judaeus, was one of the foremost physicians and philosophers of his time.

Between 1970 and throughout the 1980s, other fuji musicians included Fatai Adio, Saura Alhaji, Student Fuji, Rahimi Ayinde ( Bokote ), Ramoni Akanni, Love Azeez, Waidi Akangbe, Sikiru Olawoyin, Agbada Owo ( who prematurely experimented with the guitar ), Iyanda Sawaba, Ejire Shadua, Wahabi Ilori, Wasiu Ayinde Barrister ( he later changed his name to Wasiu Ayinde Marshall ) and also the Ibadan quatro of Suleiman Adigun, Sakaniyau Ejire, Rasheed Ayinde, and Wasiu Ayinla emerged, all introducing their versions of Fuji music.

Don Joseph Nasi ( or Nassi ; also known as João Miques / Micas and Don João Migas Mendes in a Portuguese variant, Giuseppe Nasi in Italian, and as Yasef Nassi in Ottoman Turkish ; 1524, Portugal – 1579, Constantinople ) was a Jewish diplomat and administrator, member of the House of Mendes / Benveniste, and a nephew of Dona Gracia Mendes Nasi, and influential figure in the Ottoman Empire during the rules of both Sultan Suleiman I and his son Selim II.

This is justified by an inscription on the fountain of Virgin Mary Monastery of Krichim built by the people of Batak in 1592, a writ of the feudal possessions of Sultan Suleiman I ( 1520 – 1566 ), in which the village of Batak is also mentioned, as well as the remnants of many churches and monasteries burnt down by the Ottomans during the conversion into Islam in this region.

Suleiman's younger brothers Nasser and Abdulrahman Suleiman have also competed internationally in middle-distance running – Abdulrahman was the 2002 Asian champion for the 1500 m.

Selim's successor, Suleiman the Magnificent ( 1520 – 1566 ), further expanded upon Selim's conquests.

With a reinforced garrison of 16, 000 men, the Austrians inflicted upon Suleiman his first defeat, sowing the seeds of a bitter Ottoman-Habsburg rivalry which lasted until the 20th century.

Attempting to defeat the Shah once and for all, Suleiman embarked upon a second campaign in 1548 – 1549.

Angered by what he came to believe were Mustafa's plans to claim the throne, the following summer upon return from his campaign in Persia, Suleiman summoned him to his tent in the Ereğli valley, stating he would " be able to clear himself of the crimes he was accused of and would have nothing to fear if he came ".

Suleiman, separated from the struggle only by the linen hangings of the tent, peered through the chamber of his tent and " directed fierce and threatening glances upon the mutes, and by menacing gestures sternly rebuked their hesitation.

Suleiman I the Magnificent sent his admiral Hussein Pasha for another siege of the fortress at Diu in 1547 which, upon failing, marked the end of Ottoman attempts to expand their influence in the Indian Ocean.

Learning of the Zrinski's success in an attack upon a Turkish encampment at Siklós, Suleiman decided to postpone his attack on Eger () and instead attack Zrinski's fortress at Szigetvár to eliminate him as a threat.

It was during the reign of Salim's successor, Suleiman II, that Aḥmad Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt, revenged himself upon the Jews because De Castro had revealed ( 1524 ) to the sultan his designs for independence ( see Aḥmad Pasha ; Abraham de Castro ).

In December 1522 the Knights and Suleiman came to terms and the Knights were allowed to leave the city with all the wealth they could carry, in return there would be no retribution upon the inhabitants of the city and they would be allowed to continue to freely practice Christianity.

He married with Mahpeyker and had five children from her: Murad IV, Ibrahim I, Ayşe Sultan, Shahzade Suleiman and Shahzade Kasim.

Ahmed II was born at Topkapı Palace, Constantinople, the son of Sultan Ibrahim I ( 1640 – 48 ) by Valide Sultan Khadija Muazzez, and succeeded his brother Suleiman II ( 1687 – 91 ) in 1691.

As a result, in 1533, Suleiman ordered his Grand Vizier Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha to lead an army into Asia where he retook Bitlis and occupied Tabriz without resistance.

Having joined Ibrahim in 1534, Suleiman made a push towards Persia, only to find the Shah sacrificing territory instead of facing a pitched battle, resorting to harassment of the Ottoman army as it proceeded along the harsh interior.

When in the following year Suleiman and Ibrahim made a grand entrance into Baghdad, its commander surrendered the city, thereby confirming Suleiman as the leader of the Islamic world and the legitimate successor to the Abbasid Caliphs.

The Ottoman Empire | Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, awaits the arrival of his Grand Vizier Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha at Buda, in the year 1529.

Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha was the boyhood friend of Suleiman.

According to a 17th century chronicler, Ibrahim had asked Suleiman not to promote him to such high positions, fearing for his safety ; to which Suleiman replied that under his reign no matter what the circumstance, Ibrahim would never be put to death.

The dispute ended in the disgrace of Chelebi on charges of intrigue, with Ibrahim convincing Suleiman to sentence the Minister to death.

Thus in power struggles apparently instigated by Hürrem, Suleiman had Ibrahim murdered and replaced with her sympathetic son-in-law, Rüstem Pasha.

In the middle of the 16th century, Ibrahim Pasha, Grand Vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent, contributed to the prosperity and growth of Kavala by the construction of an aqueduct.

Ibrahim Pasha, with father Muhammad Ali of Egypt | Muhammad Ali Pasha and Colonel Sève ( Suleiman Pasha, right ).

After his return Ibrahim gave effective support to the Frenchman, Colonel Sève ( Suleiman Pasha ), who was employed to drill the army on the European model.

Suleiman acted as the commander-in-chief ( as well as personally leading his force ), and in April he appointed his Grand Vizier ( the highest Ottoman minister ), a former Greek slave called Ibrahim Pasha, as Serasker, a commander with powers to give orders in the sultan's name.

Evidence of this identification can be seen in many cases, such as when Ibrahim Pasha, Grand Vizier to Suleiman, erected Roman-style statues in Constantinople despite it being against Islamic custom, stating that it was natural since the Ottoman Empire was the successor of Rome.

The Rüstem Pasha Mosque, Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, Ibrahim Pasha Mosque, and the Şehzade Mosque, as well as the türbes ( mausoleum ) of Suleiman the Magnificent, Roxelana and Selim II are among Sinan's most renowned works.

On February 9, 2008 Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud Al Qosi and Ali Hamza Suleiman Al Bahlul were charged before the Congressionally authorized Guantanamo military commissions authorized by the Military Commissions Act of 2006.

One prominent example is Pargali Ibrahim Pasha, who was born the son of an Albanian fisherman and became one of the most trusted advisors of Sultan Suleiman and field general and statesman with his own palace.

With the news of the large scale of the rebellion, Suleiman sent the Grand Vizier Ibrahim Pasha with the kapikulu forces mostly composed of Janissaries.