Suleiman the Magnificent is proclaimed sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Suleiman the Magnificent

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1520–1566)

Suleiman I, commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in the Western world and as Suleiman the Lawgiver in his own realm, was the Ottoman sultan between 1520 and his death in 1566. Under his administration, the Ottoman Empire ruled over at least 25 million people.