Mimar Sinan

Type Figure Region Ottoman Empire Time c. 1489–1588 Also known as Sinan、Chief Architect Sinan

The greatest architect of the Ottoman Empire, born in Anatolia c. 1489, who rose through the devshirme to become chief imperial architect (mimarbaşı)…

Timeline

1510–1538Istanbul · Marmara Sea coastFirst took part in fortification and engineering tasks during campaigns such as Belgrade and Rhodes, gradually displaying architectural talent and being appointed assistant palace architect.
1539–1588Istanbul · Marmara Sea coastAfter becoming mimarbaşı he directed masterpieces including the Süleymaniye Mosque (1557) and Selimiye Mosque (1575), and built bridges, baths, madrasas and palaces, establishing the paradigm of classical Ottoman architecture.

Sources

Encyclopaedia Britannica: Sinan https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sinan-Ottoman-architect
Sinan: Architect of Suleyman the Magnificent and the Ottoman Golden Age — Aptullah Kuran (1987)