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Osman II
Osman II (1604–1622) was the sixteenth sultan of the Ottoman Empire, ascending the throne at only fourteen in 1618;…
Timeline
- 1604–1618Istanbul · Ottoman EmpireSon of Sultan Ahmed I and Kösem Sultan, he grew up in Topkapı Palace between 1611 and 1617; his brother Murad was born in 1612; after his father's death in 1617 his uncle Mustafa briefly acceded, and after being deposed in 1618 Osman succeeded him.
- 1618–1622Istanbul · Ottoman EmpireReigned 1618–1622, attempting to replace the janissaries with Anatolian provincial cavalry, strengthen sultanic authority, and personally campaign against Poland; in May 1622 the janissaries staged a coup deposing him, and he was strangled the same year, triggering a profound crisis in imperial succession and the military-political system.
Sources
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: Osman II https://www.britannica.com/biography/Osman-II
- The Cambridge History of Turkey, Volume 3: The Later Ottoman Empire, 1603–1839 — Suraiya Faroqhi (2006)