The tomb of the Ottoman Empire ’s longest - serving sultan may well have been unearthed in southern Hungary , with archaeologist arrogate that the finding does “ in all likelihood ” contain the remains of the legendary Suleiman I.
Rising to power in 1520 , the so - calledSuleiman the Magnificentoversaw a number of renowned military , political , and cultural onward motion during his 46 - year sovereignty . Among his great accomplishment was the considerable expansion of the conglomerate , which by the time of his death in 1566 extended from Iran in the eastward to Austria in the West , with tentacle that stretch as far south as North Africa .
However , his demise , at the age of 71 , came about just two days before one of his army ’s most firmly - fought victories , at the William Henry Gates of the fortressSzigetvárin Hungary in 1566 , which at long last fall after magnificently resisting the Ottoman encroachment for a month . Suleiman ’s body is reckon to have been taken to Constantinople – now Istanbul – following his dying , although diachronic records propose that a shrine containing his heart and intestines was inhume on the site of his tent in an Ottoman settlement called Turbek , meaning " tomb . "
Until now , the precise location of this grave had remained a mystery , since Turbek was ruin in the later seventeenth century . However , a squad of researcher lead by Norbert Pap of the University of Pecs in Hungary believe they have now in conclusion see the long - lost stiff .
Pap ’s squad read diachronic archive to learn of the approximate location of the grave , and then used geophysical and distant perception to nail the ruining of a number of construction . harmonise to the researchers , these buildings contain a number of clues that strongly suggest they house the tomb of the famous sultan . For representative , pad conducted in October and November help oneself to excavate a large sleeping accommodation that nearly resemble the style of Suleiman’smausoleumin Istanbul , where his embalmed body remains on display .
In astatement , Pap explained that “ everything suggests that this construction could have been Suleiman ’s tomb . However , in gild to be able to aver this with 100 percent sure thing , further examinations and the excavations of the other hem in buildings are necessary . ” The next stage of excavations is look to begin in April of next class .
look-alike in text : The famous Suleymaniye mosque in Istanbul contain the embalmed body of Suleiman I. Myrabella via Wikimedia Commons
