𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟲, 𝟭𝟱𝟲𝟲: 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝟭! On this day, Ottoman Caliph Suleyman, who had set out from Constantinople to command an expedition to Hungary, died before an Ottoman victory at the siege of Szigetvár in Hungary at the age of 71. Caliph Suleyman was known as Kanuni (lawgiver) in the East while West gave him the title of Magnificent. Suleyman was an extremely able administrator and military commander who conquered Tabriz, Belgrade, Rhodes, and Hungarian areas. He was very much respected and feared by contemporaries. 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗵 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗻𝗶 𝗦𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗻 👇 "Suleyman was one of the greatest Ottoman rulers. He would define Ottoman Civilization, he brought the state to its territorial zenith, and presided over a great cultural flourishing and codification of laws which made Ottoman Civilization co-terminous with Sunni Islam. " Quote by: Professor Kenneth W Harl (Phd historian from Yale university USA 🇺🇸) 𝗨𝗦 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗻 Below is the official portrait of Ottoman Sultan-Caliph Suleyman 1 which hangs inside the chamber of US Capitol (senate). Suleyman is one of the 23 historical figures upon whose reforms American 🇺🇸 laws have been based. Official link of US Capitol website: https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-campus/art/suleiman-relief-portrait #kanuni #istanbul #usa #american #law #reformer #rhodes #hungary #tabriz