Suleyman I Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Suleyman I, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Turkey.

6 records1559–15636 events6 places

Chronological biography

1559

Battle of Konya29 May 1559

House / House of Osmanli · Sultan · Konya

Suleyman's forces defeat Prince Bayezid in the Ottoman succession struggle

Bayezid FleesJuly 1559

House / House of Osmanli · Sultan · Amasya

Prince Bayezid flees toward Safavid Persia after defeat by Suleyman's supporters

1560

Bayezid Pursued1560

House / House of Osmanli · Sultan · Anatolia

Suleyman pursues Prince Bayezid after the Ottoman succession struggle

Battle of DjerbaMay 1560

Warfare / Ottoman-Habsburg Wars · Sultan · Djerba

Ottoman forces confront a Christian fleet near Djerba

1561

Bayezid Executed25 September 1561

House / House of Osmanli · Sultan · Qazvin

Prince Bayezid is executed after Safavid extradition to Ottoman agents

1563

Siege of OranApril 1563

Warfare / Ottoman Habsburg Wars · Sultan · Oran

Ottoman aligned forces attempt to seize Spanish held Oran

Titles and roles

Sultan

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.