Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Suleyman I Biography and Timeline

Follow Suleyman I through 6 dated historical records for Turkey.

Suleyman I, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

6Distinct records
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1559–1563Years on this page

1559

Battle of Konya

Sultan · Konya · House / House of Osmanli

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

Role range: 1520-1566

Bayezid Flees

Sultan · Amasya · House / House of Osmanli

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

Role range: 1520-1566

1560

Battle of Djerba

Sultan · Djerba · Warfare / Ottoman-Habsburg Wars

Ottoman forces confront a Christian fleet near Djerba

Role range: 1526-1791 – 1520-1566

Bayezid Pursued

Sultan · Anatolia · House / House of Osmanli

Suleyman pursues Prince Bayezid after the Ottoman succession struggle

Role range: 1520-1566

1561

Bayezid Executed

Sultan · Qazvin · House / House of Osmanli

Prince Bayezid is executed after Safavid extradition to Ottoman agents

Role range: 1520-1566

1563

Siege of Oran

Sultan · Oran · Warfare / Ottoman Habsburg Wars

Ottoman aligned forces attempt to seize Spanish held Oran

Role range: 1526-1568 – 1520-1566

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.