Rise of Suleiman the Magnificent

Suleiman came to the Ottoman throne in the fall of ______, upon his father's death.

Suleiman took ______ from the Hungarians in 1521.

Suleiman captured ______ from the Knights Hospitaller in 1522.

Suleiman defeated ______ of Hungary at the Battle of Mohács in 1526.

Suleiman raised ______ named İbrahim to the highest rank, the grand vizierate.

Suleiman began a lifelong relationship with a concubine named ______.

Suleiman faced many powerful rivals on the European front, including the ______ brothers Ferdinand and Charles V.

Suleiman waged three major campaigns against ______.

There was an increasing emphasis on ______, both as a tool of empire management and as a universalist political ideal that demanded loyalty from the empire's subjects in return for peace and prosperity.

Suleiman and Hürrem began creating their first large-scale ______ works, already mindful of their legacies.

Starting with the early 1540s, everything around Suleiman reminded him that he was entering ______ age.

He got ______, whose debilitating pain affected him more and more despite his physicians' aggressive treatments.

His favorite son Mehmed succumbed to a ______ disease at the tender age of 21.

He felt increasingly ______.

Suleiman became an angry man, consulting a ______ to find out whether his health would improve.

He ordered the execution of a son on the suspicion of ______.

Suleiman took his frustrations out on his own men, ordering ______ and public beatings.

Suleiman died on the night of ______ 1566, of natural causes.

Suleiman's corpse was washed, placed in a white ______, and buried under his tent.

The corpse was preserved by being bound with wax-treated ______ strips.

The news of Suleiman's death was shared only with a small group of ______.

A public funeral prayer for Suleiman was finally held outside ______.

Suleiman was buried next to the ______ he had built to his name, the Suleimaniye.

Suleiman was hailed as a skilled military commander, a just ______, and a divinely anointed monarch.

Standardized legal procedures ensured ______, transparency, and consistency in legal proceedings.

Suleyman recognized the importance of ______ representation and advocacy in ensuring a fair judicial process.

Suleyman introduced measures to protect ______ rights and regulate property ownership and transactions.

Protection of ______ rights encouraged investment, economic activity, and land development.

Suleyman promoted ______ education and training for judges, qadis, and legal professionals.

Legal education enhanced the competence, professionalism, and ______ of legal practitioners.

In the modern period, various conservative movements espoused Suleiman as a founding father for the ideal of a universalist Muslim empire built on ______ efficiency and justice.

Legal representation empowered individuals to defend their ______ and interests effectively.

Suleiman's image was partly based on his exploits as a ______ commander.

Suleiman's fleets sailed across the ______ and into the Indian Ocean.

Suleiman's armies marched into the ______, Yemen, Hungary, and Austria.

Suleiman is also remembered today for his contributions to Ottoman ______ and legal practice.

Suleyman codified and expanded the Ottoman legal system known as ______-i Osmani.

The codification of laws provided clarity, consistency, and predictability in legal ______.

Suleyman introduced standardized ______ procedures and practices across the empire.

Suleyman is widely known today to Turkish-speaking audiences as '______', i.e. 'the formulator of dynastic law'.