- November 6, 1494 : Suleiman the Magnificent is born
- 1501 : Suleiman is sent to Istanbul to study different subjects from the appraised teacher, Karakızoglu Hayreddin Hızır Efendi.
- 1509/1511 : At age 15 or 17, Suleiman is appointed governer of Kaffa, and soon other areas.
- September 1520 : Selim I dies and Suleiman takes the throne.
- 1521 : Belgrade is captured at the beginning of Suleiman's great military campaign.
- 1522 : Rhodes is captured.
- 1526 : Suleiman wins at the Battle of Mohács and Louis II is killed.
- 1529 : Suleiman captures Buda and leads a failed beseige on Vienna.
- 1531 : Suleiman marries Roxelana (Hurrem Sultan).
- 1538 : Suleiman takes North Africa (up to the Morocean border) after the Ottomans defeated Venice and Spain's allied fleets.
- 1548 : The Ottomans, led by Suleiman, start a compaign against Iran.
- 1555 : After some time, peace is gained with Iran.
- 1562 : Suleiman and Ferdinand are on good terms.
- 1565 : Suleiman leads a failed atack on the strong a supported Hospitallers on Malta.
- September 7, 1566 : Suleiman dies of a heart attack a day after they are victorious at the Seige of Szigetvar.