Mehmed III
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Mehmed III was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 until his death in 1603. Mehmed was known for ordering the execution of his brothers and leading the army in the Long Turkish War, during whic
Contemporary portrait of Sultan Mehmed III receiving the surrender of the Siege of Eger (1596). Eğri Fetihnamesi, 1598 (TSMK, H.1609)
Prince Mehmet arriving from the Old Palace in 1581-83. Sehinsahname' 1592 (TSMK, B.200).
Coronation of Mehmet III in the Topkapi Palace in 1595. Manuscript of 1600 by Seyyid Lokman
Idealized 18th century portrait of Safiye Sultan, mother of Mehmed III and Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Murad III
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Murad III was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 until his death in 1595.
Mehmed III
…relations and in the hopes of England to ally with the Ottomans against the Spanish. Mehmed was born at the Manisa Palace on 26 May 1566 to Şehzade Murad and his concubine Safiye, an Albanian from the Dukagjin Highlands. He was the grandson of Şehzade Selim and his Haseki, Nurbanu Sultan, and the…
Contemporary Ottoman portrait of Murad III by Seyyid Lokman, 1583. Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
Sultan Murad III and his entourage, receiving the Persian ambassador Maksud in 1580. Sehinsahname (1592)
Commander Osman Pasha (left) conferring with Murad III (right). Şeca'atname (1598)
A later European depiction, attributed to a Spanish artist, 17th century