Question

Which explains why sultan Suleiman I of the Ottoman Empire was called “Suleiman the Magnificent?”

He created Istanbul during the early part of the Empire’s history.
He oversaw advances during a peak in the Empire’s history.
He built the Taj Mahal during a peak in the Empire’s history.
He conquered India during the early part of the Empire’s history.

Answer 1

He oversaw advances during a peak in the Empire’s history.

Suleiman I (r. 1520–1566) presided over the Ottoman Empire’s golden age—major territorial expansion, legal and administrative reform, and a flowering of art and architecture (e.g., the Süleymaniye Mosque)—which earned him the epithet “the Magnificent.”