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Şehzade Mehmed was born on 11 March 1605 in Istanbul. He was the second son of his father Sultan Ahmed I and the first of his mother Kösem Sultan, Ahmed's Haseki sultan. [1] [2] [3] In January 1609, Mehmed began his education under the guardianship of Hoca Ömer Efendi, together with his elder half brother, Şehzade Osman (future Sultan Osman ...
Şehzade Mehmed was born in 1521 [2] in the Old Palace, during Suleiman's campaign to Belgrade. His birth was celebrated in the camp with sacrifices and distribution of alms. [3] His mother was Hürrem Sultan, [4] [5] an Orthodox priest's daughter. [6] In 1533 or 1534, his mother, Hurrem, was freed and became Suleiman's legal wife. [7]
- He served as Governor of Manisa. Manisa is a city in Turkey’s Aegean Region and serves as the administrative seat of Manisa Province. It was historically known as Magnesia and was the central town of the Ottoman Empire’s Saruhan sanjak.
- His father was Suleiman the Magnificent. Suleiman the Magnificent also known as Suleiman the Lawgiver was the tenth and longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
- Mehmed’s father favored him and appointed him his heir contrary to the tradition. Suleiman favored Sehzade more than the rest of his children and it was evident.
- He was born in Old Palace, during Suleiman’s campaign with Rhodes. The Old Palace also known as Eski Saray was built after the Ottoman conquest of İstanbul.
He was the second son of Sultan Ahmed I. The identity of his mother has been disputed, but according to sources and current historical consensus, she was Kyosem Sultan, the Haseki Sultan of Ahmed. In January 1609, Mehmed, together with his half-brother Shehzade Osman (later Sultan Osman II), began his education under the guardianship of Hoka ...
Ahmed I (Ottoman Turkish: احمد اول Aḥmed-i evvel; Turkish: I. Ahmed; 18 April 1590 – 22 November 1617) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 to 1617. . Ahmed's reign is noteworthy for marking the first breach in the Ottoman tradition of royal fratricide; henceforth, Ottoman rulers would no longer systematically execute their brothers upon accession to the thro
Istanbul, Türkiye. Şehzade Külliyesi is a mosque complex located in the historic city of Istanbul. Ottoman sultan Kanuni Süleyman (r. 1520-1566/924-976 AH) commissioned the complex to commemorate his favorite son Şehzade Mehmed who died at the age of twenty-two in 1543/950 AH) while returning to Istanbul after a victorious military ...
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Şehzade Mehmed (Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: شہزادہ محمد; 11 March 1605 – 12 January 1621) was an Ottoman prince and the second son of Sultan Ahmed I, but his first with Kösem Sultan, Ahmed's favorite and Haseki. Life. Şehzade Mehmed was born on 11 March 1605 in Istanbul. He was the second son of Sultan Ahmed I. His mother's ...
