Ibrahim (Ottoman sultan)
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Ibrahim was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1640 until 1648.
Sultan Ibrahim I
Portrait of Ibrahim from the Kebir Musavver Silsilenâme, by Abdulcelil Levni, c. 1710–20
Mehmed IV
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Mehmed IV, nicknamed as Mehmed the Hunter, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687. He came to the throne at the age of six after his father was overthrown in a coup. Mehmed went on to
Ibrahim (Ottoman sultan)
…of the Ottoman dynasty, Ibrahim was encouraged by his mother Kösem Sultan to distract himself with harem girls and soon fathered three future sultans: Mehmed IV, Suleiman II and Ahmed II. The distractions of the harem allowed Kösem Sultan to gain power and rule in his name, yet even she fell victim to the…
Portrait, 1682
Depiction of Mehmed IV with the Venetian helmet, by Jacob Koppmayer (1640-1701)
Engraving of a young Mehmed IV
Siege of Candia by the Ottoman army