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Murad III

Type Figure Region Ottoman Empire Time c. 1546–1595 Also known as Ottoman Sultan Murad III

Murad III (c. 1546–1595), Ottoman sultan from 1574 to 1595; he continued the war with Safavid Persia, left governance largely to the harem and vizier…

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  1. 1581–1590Mesopotamia · MesopotamiaDuring Murad III's reign the war against Safavid Persia continued; in the 1580s Ottoman and Persian forces repeatedly contended in eastern Anatolia and Mesopotamia over border fortresses and control of trade routes.
  2. 1582–1589Istanbul · IstanbulMurad III remained secluded in Topkapi Palace, with state affairs largely handled by grand vizier Koca Sinan Pasha and other ministers alongside harem factions; the sultan maintained nominal rule over the empire through appointing and dismissing viziers and allocating military pay.
  3. 1590Istanbul · IstanbulIn 1590 the Ottoman Empire concluded a peace with the Holy Roman Empire, temporarily easing the standoff on the Balkan and Hungarian fronts and allowing the empire to concentrate on the eastern Persian threat and internal fiscal pressures.

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