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Suleiman the Magnificent

The Ottoman Empire would 1. End of an era 2. The fall of Rome
flourish and grow under Garrisoned by the Knights Hospitaller, the The city of Constantinople would sit at
island of Rhodes was one of the last Latin the heart of the empire. Captured by one
Suleiman’s leadership strongholds left from the Crusades. After of his predecessors, Mehmet II, Suleiman
a long and bloody siege, Suleiman’s might would patronise some of its most iconic
overcame the order and captured the fortress. landmarks, like the Süleymaniye Mosque.

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3. The Ottoman
tide is stopped
After two failed sieges,
Suleiman is forced to
abandon his ambitions
of taking the Habsburg
05 capital. This would
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be the furthest the
Ottomans would advance
06 into Europe.

4. A clash
of kings
One of the most
influential battles
in Europe, the
Battle of Mohács
saw Suleiman
decisively defeat
the Kingdom of
Hungary and their
European allies.
After the victory,
Hungary all but
ceased to be an
independent entity.

6. Out of Africa 5. Arch rivals
The lawless lands of the Libyan coast were Territorial disputes between the Ottomans
brought under Ottoman rule with the capture and the neighbouring Safavid dynasty of Iran
of Tripoli in 1551. From this base, the Barbary saw war break out in 1532. The capture of Empire conquered by Suleiman
pirates would have free reign to attack Baghdad in 1534 solidified Suleiman’s rule in KEY Empire inherited by Suleiman
shipping throughout the Mediterranean. parts of Mesopotamia for the next 100 years. Empire of Charles V

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