محمد الرابع
محمد الرابع
c. 1642 CE · 1051 AH
Mehmed IV (r. 1058–1099/1648–1687) — enthroned at seven after his father's killing; Europe formed the Holy League against him, and the Köprülü viziers answered it until defeats after Fazıl Ahmed's death forced the ulema and statesmen to depose him in 1099 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Anatolia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Coming to the throne
He came to the throne at the age of seven, after his father was killed. 2
His reign
Al-Salabi says that Europe formed the Holy League, in which were Austria, Poland, Venice, the Knights of Malta, the Pope and Russia, and began its attack on the state. 2
The grand vizier Mehmed Koprulu restored the state's prestige until his death in 1072 AH. His son Ahmed Koprulu followed his way, and opened the fortress of Novigrad in 1074 AH. 2
After Ahmed's death order weakened. Al-Salabi says that Austria took Novigrad, Buda and Pest, and that Venice occupied Athens and Corinth in 1097 AH. 2
Deposition
The scholars and the men of the state agreed to depose him. He was deposed in 1099 AH and his brother Suleyman II succeeded him. 2
Connections
- Parent of
- أحمد الثالث· مصطفى الثاني
- Child of
- إبراهيم الأول
- Predecessor of
- سليمان الثاني
People and things also explored
السلطان أحمد الثاني· أحمد الثالث· مصطفى الثاني· معاهدة كارلوفتس· صلح بساروفتز (باساروفيتش)· معاهدة فلكزن (بروث) ومحاصرة قيصر روسيا· حرب كريت ضد البنادقة· محمود الأول
Sources
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001), p. 307-308
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001), p.307-308
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