Mustafa III was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774. He was a son of Sultan Ahmed III, and his consort Mihrişah Kadın. He was succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid I. After years of conf
Portrait, 1770s
Reception ceremony of the Comte de Saint Priest at the Ottoman Porte Antoine de Favray, 1767.
Silver coin: 2 Zolota Mustafa III, 1759
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
Mustafa III
…Turkish: مصطفى ثالث Muṣṭafā-yi sālis; 28 January 1717 – 21 January 1774) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774. He was a son of Sultan Ahmed III (1703–30), and his consort Mihrişah Kadın. He was succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid I (1774–89). After years of confinement following his father's…
Portrait by Jean Baptiste Vanmour
Ahmed III is proclaimed sultan and prepares to gird the sword of Osman
Ahmed III in the Imperial Darbar of Topkapi Palace.