Mehmed III
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Mehmed III (
Early life
Mehmed was born at the Manisa Palace on 26 May 1566, during the reign of his great-grandfather,
Mehmed spent most of his time in Manisa with his parents and his teacher, Ibrahim Efendi. His circumcision took place on 29 May 1582 when he was 16 years old.[2]
Reign
Fratricide
Upon ascending to the throne, Mehmed III ordered that all of his nineteen brothers be executed.[3][4] They were strangled by his royal executioners, many of whom were deaf, mute or 'half-witted' to ensure absolute loyalty.[5] Fratricidal successions were not unprecedented, as sultans would often have dozens of children with their concubines.
Power struggle in Constantinople
Mehmed III was an idle ruler, leaving government to his mother
Austro-Hungarian War
The major event of his reign was the
In reward for his services at the war,
However, the victory at the Battle of Keresztes was soon set back by some important losses, including the loss of
Jelali revolts
Another major event of his reign was the
Relationship with England
In 1599, the fourth year of Mehmed III's reign,
Death
Mehmed died on 22 December 1603 at the age of 37. According to one source, the cause of his death was the distress caused by the death of his son, Şehzade Mahmud.[17] According to another source, he died either of plague or of stroke.[18] He was buried in Hagia Sophia Mosque. He was succeeded by his son Ahmed I as the new sultan.
Family
Consorts
Mehmed III had three known consorts, none of whom, according to the harem records, held the title of
- Handan Sultan (died 9 November 1605, Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, buried in Mehmed III Mausoleum, Hagia Sophia Mosque[20]), mother of sultan Ahmed I;
- Halime Sultan (buried in Mustafa I Mausoleum, Hagia Sophia Mosque, Istanbul), mother of sultan Mustafa I;
- An unnamed concubine died in 1598 with her infant son during the outbreak of plague;[21][22]
Sons
Mehmed III had at least eight sons:[23][24]
- Şehzade Selim (1585, Manisa Palace, Manisa – 1597 or 1598, Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, buried in Hagia Sophia Mosque) - with Handan. He died of disease.
- Şehzade Süleyman (c. 1586, Manisa Palace, Manisa, - 1597 or 1598, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, buried in Hagia Sophia Mosque) - with Handan. He died of disease.
- Şehzade Mahmud (1587, Manisa Palace, Manisa – executed by Mehmed III, 7 June 1603, Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, buried in Şehzade Mahmud Mausoleum, Şehzade Mosque) - with Halime.
- Ahmed I (18 April 1590, Manisa Palace, Manisa – 22 November 1617, Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, buried in Ahmed I Mausoleum, Sultan Ahmed Mosque) - with Handan. 14th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
- Şehzade Osman (c. 1597, Topkapı Palace, Istanbul – c. 1601, Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, buried in Hagia Sophia Mosque) - with Handan.
- Şehzade Fülan (c. 1597/1598, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul - 1598, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, buried in Hagia Sophia Mosque) - with Fülane.
- Şehzade Cihangir (1599, Topkapı Palace, Istanbul – 1602, Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, buried in Hagia Sophia Mosque);
- Mustafa I (c. 1600/1601,[25][26] Topkapi Palace, Constantinople – 20 January 1639, Eski Palace, Istanbul, buried in Mustafa I Mausoleum, Hagia Sophia Mosque) - with Halime. 15th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Daughters
Mehmed III had at least two daughters:
- Şah Sultan,[27] married firstly in 1604 (consummated in December 1605)[28] to Mirahur Mustafa Pasha,[27] married secondly in 1612 to Mahmud Pasha;[28]
- A daughter - with Halime, married in 1604 (consummated in March 1606) to Kara Davud Pasha, Grand vizier;[28]
References
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- ^ A Queen Mother at Work: On Handan Sultan and Her Regency During the Early Reign of Ahmed I". Faal Bir Valide Sultan: Handan Sultan ve I. Ahmed’in Hükümdarlığının Başlarındaki Naibeliği Üzerine. Günhan Börekçi. 2020. 1 Mayıs 2021 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. Erişim tarihi: 1 Mayıs 2021
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- ^ Tezcan, Baki. Searchimg For Osman: A Reassessment Of The Deposition Of Ottoman Sultan Osman II (1618-1622). pp. 330 and n. 29.
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- ^ Baki Tezcan - The Debut of Kosem Sultan’s Political Career (2008)
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External links
- Media related to Mehmed III at Wikimedia Commons