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Ibrahim I

Type Figure Region Ottoman Empire Time 1615–1648 Also known as Ibrahim I、Ibrahim the Mad、Deli İbrahim

Ibrahim I (1615–1648), brother of Ottoman sultan Murad IV, was confined in the harem from childhood and acceded in 1640 after his brother's death.…

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  1. 1635–1639Topkapi Palace, Istanbul · Ottoman EmpireDuring Murad IV's reign, Ibrahim was long confined in the harem; in the 1630s, as the only surviving adult prince, he became the key figure in the succession after the sultan's death.
  2. 1640Istanbul · Ottoman EmpireAfter Murad IV's death in 1640, Ibrahim I acceded to the throne with the support of his mother Kösem Sultan and courtiers, becoming the new sultan of the empire.

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