Sultans of the Ottoman Empire

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• The first 6 sultan stayed in Bursa, the others in İstanbul.

• After the 9th sultan (Selim I) sultans were also called “caliph” as well as “padişah/sultan”.

• The sultan who lived longest during his reign was Orhan I. He was 78 years old when he died. The sultan who lived shortest during his reign was Osman II (Genç/Young Osman). He was murdered when he was 18 years old.

• The oldest sultan who ascend the throne was Mehmet V. He was 65 years old when he became the sultan. The youngest sultan who ascend the throne was Mehmet IV. He was 7 years old when he became the sultan.

• The sultan who was on the throne longest was Süleyman I (Kanuni, the Magnificient). His reign lasted 45 years, 11 months, 7 days. The shortest reign was Murat V. It lasted only 93 days.

• Among the sultans, Murat III had the most children. He was considered to have 100-130 children.

• Ibrahim I was called deli (crazy, insane).

• Murat IV had 20.000 people executed in 7 years.

• There were 203 grand vizier during the Ottoman Empire. 44 grand vizier were executed by the order of the sultans. Çandarlı Halil Paşa was the first vizier to be executed. He was executed by Mehmet II (Fatih, conquerer)

• Most sultans were poets and they had knicknames: Murad II (Muradi) Mehmet II (Avni) Beyazıd II (Adni) Ahmet I (Bahti) Osman II (Farisi) Murat IV (Muradi) Mustafa II (İkbali) Ahmet III (Necip) Mahmut I (Sebkati) Mustafa III (Cihangir) Selim III (İlhami) Mahmut II (Adli)

• Murat I was killed in the battefield, Mehmet II (Fatih/Conquerer) and Beyazit II was poisened, Osman II (Genç/Young), Selim III and Abdulaziz was murdered, Ibrahim I and Mustafa IV was executed by fetwa because they were insane.

Ottoman Sultans

1. Osman I (1299-1326)
2. Orhan I (1326-1359)
3. Murad I (1359-1389)
4. Beyazid I (1389-1402)
5. Mehmed I (1403-1421)
6. Murad II (1421-1451)
7. Fatih Mehmed II (1451-1481)
8. Beyazid II (1481-1512)
9. Selim I (1512-1520)
10. Süleyman I (1520-1566)
11. Selim II (1566-1574)
12. Murat III (1574-1595)
13. Mehmed III (1595-1603)
14. Ahmed I (1603-1617)
15. Mustafa I (1617-1623)
16. Osman II (1618-1622)
17. Murat IV (1623-1640)
18. Ibrahim I (1640-1648)
19. Mehmed IV (1648-1687)
20. Süleyman II (1687-1691)
21. Ahmed II (1691-1695)
22. Mustafa II (1695-1703)
23. Ahmed III (1703-1730)
24. Mahmud I (1730-1754)
25. Osman III (1754-1757)
26. Mustafa III (1757-1774)
27. Abdülhamid I (1774-1789)
28. Selim III (1789-1807)
29. Mustafa IV (1807-1808)
30. Mahmud II (1808-1839)
31. Abdülmecid I (1839-1861)
32. Abdülaziz I (1861-1876)
33. Murat V (1876)
34. Abdülhamid II (1876-1909)
35. Mehmed V Resad (1909-1918)
36. Mehmed VI Vahdettin (1918-1922)

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