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| DATE | BRIEF DESCRIPTION |
| 1494 | Born November 6 in Trabzon. |
| 1520 | Succeeds his father, Selim I, as Sultan of Ottoman Empire. |
| 1521 | Captures Belgrade, extending his empire into Hungary. |
| 1522 | Captures Rhodes. |
| 1526 | Defeats Hungarian army at Battle of Mohács. |
| 1529 | Unsuccessful siege of Vienna. |
| 1534 | Conquests of Iran and Iraq. Captures Tabriz and Baghdad. |
| 1541 | Captures Buda. |
| 1548 | Second campaign against Persia. Conquers area around Lake Van. |
| 1551 | Captures Tripoli, north Africa, demonstrating Ottoman naval supremacy in the Mediterranean. |
| 1554 | Third campaign against Persia. |
| 1566 | Dies September 7 during siege of Szigetvár in Hungary. |
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