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Nasir al-Din Mahmud I (1088–1094) was an infant sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1092 to 1094, with most power held by his mother Terken Khatun. He was a younger son of the former sultan Malik Shah I and proclaimed sultan at Baghdad by the caliph al-Muqtadi (r. 1075–1094).
This is a list of sultans of the Seljuk Empire (1037–1194).
LaqabGiven NameRegnal NameRukn ad-Dunya wa ad-Din رکن الدنیا ...MuhammadToghrul-Beg (1037–1063)Diya ad-Din Adud ad-Dawlah ضياء الدين عضد ...MuhammadAlp Arslan (1063–1072)Muizz ad-Din Jalal ad-Dawlah معز الدین ...HasanMalik-Shah I (1072–1092)Nasir ad-Dunya wa ad-Din ناصر الدنیا ...Mahmud I (1092–1094) [2]1087 or 1088 [3]- Early Life
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He was born at Edirne Palace on 2 August 1696, the son of Mustafa II (1664–1703); his mother was Saliha Valide sultan. Mahmud I was the older half-brother of Osman III (1754–57). He developed a humped back. His father Mustafa II mostly lived in Edirne. Mahmud passed his childhood in Edirne. On 18 May 1702 he started his education in Edirne. When hi...
Accession
On 28 September 1730, Patrona Halil with a small group of fellow Janissaries aroused some of the citizens of Constantinople who opposed the reforms of Ahmed III. Sweeping up more soldiers Halil led the riot to the Topkapı Palace and demanded the death of the grand vizer, Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Pashaand the abdication of Ahmed III. Ahmed III acceded to the demands, had İbrahim Pasha strangled, and agreed to his nephew, Mahmud, becoming sultan. Mahmud's real reign began on 25 November 1730, a...
Mahmud's rule
Mahmud I was recognized as sultan by the mutineers as well as by court officials but for some weeks after his accession the empire was in the hands of the insurgents. Halil rode with the new sultan to the Mosque of Eyüb where the ceremony of girding Mahmud I with the Sword of Osman was performed; many of the chief officers were deposed and successors to them appointed at the dictation of the bold rebel who had served in the ranks of the Janissaries and who appeared before the sultan bare-legg...
Fires of 1750
The fire that started at the Ayazma gate in January 1750 lasted for 19 hours. Numerous shops, houses, and mansions burned until the fire reached Vefa district. The sultan dismissed Boynueğri Abdullah Pasha and appointed Divitdar Mehmed Emin Pasha on 9 January 1750. In the second fire that broke out on 31 March 1750, Bitpazan, Abacılar, Yorgancılar, Yağlıkcılar, Haffaflar were completely burned. The fire spread to Fingerkapi and Tatlikuyu. The sultan, with the help of the treasury, repaired th...
Mahmud I started construction of the Cağaloğlu Bath, called Yeni Hamam, in the spring of 1740 on the site of Cağaloğlu Palace, which covers a large area. Foundation houses were built on the remaining empty lands and a neighborhood was established. The sultan opened the one in the courtyard of the Hagia Sophia Mosque, the first of the three librarie...
Nader Shah's devastating campaign against the Mughal Empire, created a void in the western frontiers of Persia, which was effectively exploited by the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud I, who initiated the Ottoman–Persian War (1743–46), in which the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shahclosely cooperated with the Ottomans and their ambassador Haji Yusuf Agha, these rel...
In March 1741, the ambassador of Nadir Shah from Iran government, Hacı Han, came to Istanbul with 3,000 people and his guards unit to prolong the peace between them. Among his gifts were fabrics embroidered with jewels, ten elephants, and valuable weapons. Hacı Han was given a banquet in Fener Bahçesin. It was also a problem to pass the elephants b...
Mahmud I who was disturbed by fistula and during the harsh winter his health declined day by day. On Friday, 13 December 1754 he went for attending the Friday prayer. After attending the prayer he went back to his palace but in the journey he collapsed on his horse and died on the same day and was buried in his great-grandmother Turhan Sultan Mauso...
There are eleven known consorts of Mahmud I, but he had no children by any of them (just as his heir, his younger half-brother Osman III, who also remained childless), despite a reign of twenty-four years. This is why Sakaoğlu, a Turkish historian, speculates that Mahmud may have been castrated during his years of imprisonment in Kafes. The known c...
Mahmud I was an Ottoman sultan who, on succeeding to the throne in 1730, restored order after the Patrona Halil uprising in Constantinople. During his reign, the Ottomans fought a successful war against Austria and Russia, culminating in the Treaty of Belgrade (1739). Mahmud spent the first months.
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Nasir al-Din Mahmud I (1088–1094) was an infant sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1092 to 1094, with most power held by his mother Terken Khatun. He was a younger son of the former sultan Malik Shah I and proclaimed sultan at Baghdad by the caliph al-Muqtadi.
Nov 19, 2023 · History Of Mahmud I in Seljuk Empire, A Considerable Power In The Middle Age Islamic World, Saw A Huge Section In Its Set Of Experiences During The Rule Of Mahmud I. This Article Investigates Mahmud I’s Life, Ascend To Drive, Rule, Challenges Confronted, And Enduring Heritage On The Seljuk Domain.
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Oct 27, 2021 · The Seljuk Empire had its first major internal strife following the death of Sultan Malik-Shah I in 1092. In Anatolia, Kilij Arslan I succeeded the Sultan. In Syria, Malik’s brother Tutush I became sultan, and in Persia, his son Mahmud I took the reins of power.
