26th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774
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Mustafa III
Ottoman Caliph Amir al-Mu'minin Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Padishah)
Reign
30 October 1757 – 21 January 1774
Predecessor
Osman III
Successor
Abdul Hamid I
Born
28 January 1717 Edirne Palace, Edirne, Ottoman Empire
Died
21 January 1774(1774-01-21) (aged 56) Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Burial
Laleli Mosque, Fatih, Istanbul
Consorts
Mihrişah Kadin
Aynülhayat Kadın
Adilşah Kadın
Others
Issue Among others
Şah Sultan
Selim III
Beyhan Sultan
Hatice Sultan
Names
Mustafa bin Ahmed
Dynasty
Ottoman
Father
Ahmed III
Mother
Mihrişah Kadın
Religion
Sunni Islam
Tughra
Reception ceremony of the Comte de Saint Priest at the Ottoman Porte Antoine de Favray, 1767.
Coin of Mustafa III
Mustafa III (/ˈmʊstəfə/; Ottoman Turkish: مصطفى ثالثMuṣṭafā-yi sālis; 28 January 1717 – 21 January 1774) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774. He was a son of Sultan Ahmed III (1703–30), and his consort Mihrişah Kadın. He was succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid I (1774–89).
MustafaIII (/ˈmʊstəfə/; Ottoman Turkish: مصطفى ثالث Muṣṭafā-yi sālis; 28 January 1717 – 21 January 1774) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757...
was succeeded by his cousin MustafaIII. Osman III was born on 2 January 1699 in the Edirne Palace. His father was Mustafa II and his mother was Şehsuvar...
ascending the throne, (Mustafa's father Mehmed III had executed 19 of his own brothers). But when the thirteen-year-old Ahmed I, Mustafa's older half-brother...
cousin Mustafa on the throne as Mustafa IV (r. 1807–1808). A group of assassins subsequently killed Selim. Selim III was the son of Sultan MustafaIII and...
Hanedan: III. Mehmed, I. Ahmed, I. Mustafa ve 17. Yüzyıl Osmanlı Siyasî Krizi - A Dynasty at the Threshold of Extinction: Mehmed III, Ahmed I, Mustafa I and...
Palace. Emine Mihrişah Kadın. She was the mother of four sons including MustafaIII, 26th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, but she premorted at her son's rise...
throne. During his short reign, Mustafa would save his cousin's life and order him murdered. Mustafa was Sultan Selim III's favourite crown prince, but he...
who was of Greek descent. Mustafa II abdicated in favor of his brother Ahmed III (1703–30) in 1703. Born in Edirne, Mustafa's childhood passed here. While...
Topkapı Palace, Constantinople, buried in Murad III Mausoleum, Hagia Sophia Mosque); Şehzade Mustafa (1585, Topkapi Palace, Constantinople - murdered...
footballer Mustafa I, Mustafa II, MustafaIII, and Mustafa IV, Sultans of the Ottoman Empire Mustafa Abdul-Hamid, American basketball player Mustafa Abi, Turkish...
from 1763–1764. On the island of Rhodes, the Sultan Mustafa Mosque, built in 1764 for MustafaIII, has a tall single-dome design that reflects the trends...
Mustafa II (1695–1703) Ahmed III (1703–1730) Mahmud I (1730–1754) Osman III (1754–1757) MustafaIII (1757–1774) Abdulhamid I (1774–1789) Selim III (1789–1807)...
since he did not serve as head of state (that position being held by Mustafa Kemal, President of the newly founded Republic of Turkey) but as a religious...
large army but Murad out-manoeuvered Mustafa. Mustafa's force passed over in large numbers to Murad II. Mustafa took refuge in the city of Gallipoli,...
16th generation Mustafa II Ahmed III 17th generation Mahmud I Osman IIIMustafaIII Abdul Hamid I 18th generation Selim IIIMustafa IV Mahmud II Şehzade...
the Ottomans back to the Balkans. In May 1675, Mehmed IV's sons Mustafa II and Ahmed III were circumcised and his daughter Hatice Sultan was married. The...
Hanedan: III. Mehmed, I. Ahmed, I. Mustafa ve 17. Yüzyıl Osmanlı Siyasî Krizi - A Dynasty at the Threshold of Extinction: Mehmed III, Ahmed I, Mustafa I and...
adopted in the early years of the Republic of Turkey by its President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. After the abolition of the Caliphate, the Grand National...
16th generation Mustafa II Ahmed III 17th generation Mahmud I Osman IIIMustafaIII Abdul Hamid I 18th generation Selim IIIMustafa IV Mahmud II Şehzade...
was cut off and presented to Halime Sultan and Sultan Mustafa I to confirm his death and Mustafa would no longer need to fear his nephew. It was the first...
(left) and library (right) of the complex MustafaIII (r. 1757–1774), successor of Osman II and a son of Ahmed III, engaged in many building activities during...
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