Between 1514 and 1518, Sultan Selim I turned his attention from expanding further into Europe and concentrated on expansion in the east. The places he invaded were Persia (today know as Iran) Syria, Palestine and Egypt.
Sultan Suleyman I was the last Ottoman leader to focus on substantial expansion of the empire. By the end of his rule, the empire reached from Hungary in the north to Algeria in the west, Egypt in the south and Iraq to the east.
- Born: 6th of November 1494
- Died: 7th of September 1566
- He was the tenth and the longest
serving Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
- Died: 7th of September 1566
- He was the tenth and the longest
serving Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
During the rule of Sultan Ahmed, Europe grew stronger and the Ottoman Empire struggled to maintain control.