Suleiman the Magnificent was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire between year 1520 and 1566, when he died.
During his mandate, the population of the Empire ranged between 15 and 25 million people. He managed to improve its political, economic and military position by establishing certain reforms and conquering new territories, such as the Christian cities of Belgrade and Rhodes, or the many Hungarian lands.
His legal reforms brought developments to society, education, taxation and criminal law, and these acquired large importance because they managed to apply jointly the two sources of Ottoman law: the Sultan (Kanun) and the religion (Sharia).