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.
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.
Mustafa I
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Mustafa I was twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 22 November 1617 to 26 February 1618, and from 20 May 1622 to 10 September 1623. He was the son of sultan Mehmed III and Halime Sultan.
Osman II
…in his favour; his own mother was already dead by 1617. Osman II ascended the throne at the age of 14 as the result of a coup d'état against his uncle Mustafa I "the Mad" (1617–1618, 1622–1623). Despite his youth, Osman II soon sought to assert himself as a ruler, and after securing the empire's eastern border…
Portrait of Sultan Mustafa I, late 17th-early 18th century.
Oil painting of Mustafa I
Engraving of Mustafa I by Matthäus Merian the Elder, 1650
Portrait of Sultan Mustafa I by John Young, 1815