Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent
AD 1520-1566 · Resource
The illuminated imperial monogram (tughra) of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent that authenticated Ottoman state decrees. The supreme emblem of Ottoman sovereignty and calligraphy.
On these timelines: British Museum, Resources: Combined
Around 1543
- The Reformation (1517)
- Luther's 95 Theses (1517)
- William Shakespeare (1564)
- English Reformation (1533)
- Reign of Henry VIII (1509)
- Mughal Empire (1526)
- Sistine Chapel ceiling (1508)
- Mona Lisa (1503)
- Reign of Elizabeth I (1558)
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543)