Tulip Period
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The Tulip Period, or Tulip Era, is a period in Ottoman history from the Treaty of Passarowitz on 21 July 1718 to the Patrona Halil Revolt on 28 September 1730. This was a relatively peaceful period, d
The Fountain of Ahmed III is an iconic example of Tulip Period architecture
Drawing of a tulip by Abdulcelil Levni (1720)
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
Tulip Period
…elements of western European designs, leading to the foundation of Ottoman Baroque architecture in the following decade. Under the guidance of Sultan Ahmed III's son-in-law, Grand Vizier Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Pasha, the Ottoman Empire embarked on new policies and programs during this period, which established…
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.