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Death of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I
In November 1617 Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I died of illness at Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, aged only 27, triggering the 1617–1618 succession crisis.
Timeline
- 1617Topkapi Palace · AnatoliaAhmed I died in the palace after long illness, ending his reign begun in 1603. His young sons were still minors, and the palace and Janissaries immediately jockeyed over the order of succession.
- 1617–1618Istanbul · AnatoliaAfter Ahmed's death, his brother Mustafa I was first enthroned, then deposed again for instability, until his son Osman II formally acceded in early 1618, marking the turning point of this succession crisis.
Sources
- Ahmed I https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ahmed-I
- History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey, Volume 1 — Stanford J. Shaw (1976)