مصطفى الثالث
مصطفى الثالث
c. 1774 CE · 1187 AH
Mustafa III (r. 1171–1187/1757–1773) — a mujahid sultan who beat the Russians several times yet foresaw the decline and wrote it in verse; the 1768–1774 war that ended at Küçük Kaynarca broke him — he fell ill with grief and died at 57 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Anatolia
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
His rule
Al-Salabi describes him as one of the warrior sultans, who confronted the Russian attacks and inflicted several defeats on them. 2
He thought that the state had begun to enter the age of decline, and this view appears in his poetry. He was also interested in Islamic history in general and the history of the Ottoman state in particular. 2
War and death
The war with Russia lasted from 1768 CE to 1774 CE, and the state lost wide lands in it. Mustafa III fell ill with grief during it, and died at about fifty-seven years of age. He was succeeded by his brother Abd al-Hamid I. 2
Connections
- Predecessor of
- عبد الحميد الأول
- Child of
- أحمد الثالث
People and things also explored
معاهدة قينارجة (كوتشك قاينارجة)· صلح بساروفتز (باساروفيتش)· معاهدة فلكزن (بروث) ومحاصرة قيصر روسيا· محمود الأول· محمد الرابع· مصطفى الثاني· سليم الثالث· عبد الحميد الأول
Sources
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001), p. 316
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001), p.316
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islam.museum contributors. “مصطفى الثالث”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/mustafa-iii-uthmani/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.