Suleiman the Magnificent 
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SOURCE: NYT
7-14-16
Townspeople and Treasure Hunters in Hungary Search for a Sultan’s Buried Heart
The site is believed to be where Suleiman the Magnificent spent his last night before 50,000 of his Ottoman soldiers sacked a nearby fortress defended by 2,500 Christians led by Miklos Zrinyi, a local Croatian-Hungarian nobleman.
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SOURCE: The Guardian
12-9-15
Suleiman the Magnificent's tomb believed to have been found in Hungary
Historian says ‘in all certainty’ remains found near Szigetvar in southern Hungary point to resting place of 16th-century sultan of Ottoman Empire
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SOURCE: BBC News
9-23-13
Search for Suleiman's heart reveals a whole town
Researchers in Hungary looking for the tomb of Suleiman the Magnificent have uncovered instead traces of a whole Ottoman era town.
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SOURCE: BBC News
9-1-13
The search for Suleiman the Magnificent's heart
The Ottoman ruler's body is buried in Istanbul, but his heart is (reputedly) buried in Hungary
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