Ahmed I
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Ahmed I was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 to 1617. Ahmed's reign is noteworthy for marking the first breach in the Ottoman tradition of royal fratricide; henceforth, Ottoman rulers would
Contemporary Ottoman portrait of Sultan Ahmed I. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Four-tiered crown built during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, depicted with Ahmed I
Sultan Ahmed I as a young prince. 17th century
Arrival of Ahmed I at Edirne. Nadiri's Diwan, ca. 1605. Topkapi Palace Museum Library, H.889
Osman II
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Osman II, also known as Osman the Young, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 26 February 1618 until his regicide on 20 May 1622.
Ahmed I
…Ahmed Mosque. He was succeeded by his younger half-brother Şehzade Mustafa as Sultan Mustafa I. Later, three of Ahmed's sons ascended to the throne: Osman II (r. 1618–22), Murad IV (r. 1623–40) and Ibrahim (r. 1640–48). Ahmed had three known consorts and many unnamed ones, mothers of the other princes and…
Osman II at his coronation in Istanbul, painted from life by a European artist travelling with the Austrian Ambassador Baron Mollard, c. 1618.
Enthronement of Sultan Osman II
Portrait of Osman II. Kebir Musavver Silsilenâme (TSMK, A. 3109), c. 1710–20
‘Osmān II and the Ottoman army proceeding for the Hotin campaign in 1621. Şehname-i Nadiri, TPML, H. 1124, 53b-54a.