Mahmud I
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Mahmud I, known as Mahmud the Hunchback, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754. He took over the throne after the quelling of the Patrona Halil rebellion. His reign was marked by wars
Portrait by Jean Baptiste Vanmour
Sultan Mahmud I
Ahmed III
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Ahmed III was sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of sultan Mehmed IV. His mother was Gülnuş Sultan, originally named Evmania Voria, who was an ethnic Greek. He was born at Hacıoğlu Pazarcık, in Do
Mahmud I
…On 28 September 1730, Patrona Halil with a small group of fellow Janissaries aroused some of the citizens of Constantinople who opposed the reforms of Ahmed III. Sweeping up more soldiers Halil led the riot to the Topkapı Palace and demanded the death of the grand vizer, Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Pasha and the…
Portrait by Jean Baptiste Vanmour
Sultan Ahmed III
Ahmed III is proclaimed sultan and prepares to gird the sword of Osman
Ahmed III in the Imperial Darbar of Topkapi Palace.