Mustafa I

Mustafa I. Mustafa I Ottoman sultan in 1617–18 and in 1622–23 a man of weak mental faculties who was deposed from the throne in 1618 but was reinstalled in 1622 by the Janissaries (elite troops) who dethroned Osman II Mustafa’s reign under the influence of his mother witnessed continuous interference of.

Early LifeFirst ReignDepositionAlleged Mental InstabilitySecond ReignDeposition and Last YearsDeathHe was born in the Manisa Palace as the younger brother of Ahmed I (1603–17) His mother was Halime Sultan an Abkhazian lady Before 1603 it was customary for an Ottoman Sultan to have his brothers executed shortly after he gained the throne (Mustafa&#39s father Mehmed III had executed 19 of his own brothers) But when the thirteenyearold Ahmed Iwas enthroned in 1603 he spared the life of the twelveyearold Mustafa Mustafa might have been left alive because Ahmed had not yet produced any sons so at the time Mustafa was his only heir Though Ahmed went on to father several sons he did not execute Mustafa perhaps because of his brother&#39s apparent mental problems Another factor in Mustafa&#39s survival is the influence of Kösem Sultan (Ahmed&#39s favorite consort) who may have wished to preempt the succession of Osman Ahmed’s firstborn son from another concubine However the reports of foreign ambassadors suggest that Ahmed actually liked his brother If Osman became Sultan he w Ahmed&#39s death created a dilemma never before experienced by the Ottoman Empire Multiple princes were now eligible for the Sultanate and all of them lived in Topkapı Palace A court faction headed by the Şeyhülislam Esad Efendi and Sofu Mehmed Pasha (who represented the Grand Vizier when he was away from Constantinople) decided to enthrone Mustafa instead of Ahmed&#39s son Osman Sofu Mehmed argued that Osman was too young to be enthroned without causing adverse comment among the populace The Chief Black Eunuch Mustafa Agha objected citing Mustafa&#39s mental problems but he was overruledMustafa&#39s rise created a new succession principle of seniority that would last until the end of the Empire It was the first time an Ottoman Sultan was succeeded by his brother instead of his son It was hoped that regular social contact would improve Mustafa&#39s mental health but his behavior remained eccentric He pulled off the turbans of his viziers and yanked their beards Others observed him thr Mustafa was never more than a tool of court cliques at the Topkapı Palace In 1618 after a short rule another palace faction deposed him in favour of his young nephew Osman II (1618–22) and Mustafa was sent back to the Old Palace The conflict between the Janissariesand Osman II presented him with a second chance After a Janissary rebellion led to the deposition and assassination of Osman II in 1622 Mustafa was restored to the throne and held it for another year Nevertheless according to Baki Tezcan there is not enough evidence to properly establish that Mustafa was mentally imbalanced when he came to the throne Mustafa “made a number of excursions to the arsenal and the navy docks examining various sorts of arms and taking an active interest in the munitions supply of the army and the navy” One of the dispatches of Baron de Sancy the French ambassador “suggested that Mustafa was interested in leading the Safavid campaign himself and was entertaining the idea of wintering in Konya for that purpose” After Ahmed&#39s death he also completed the outer court of the Blue mosque the mausoleum and the college[nonprimary source needed] Moreover one contemporary observer provides an explanation of the coup which does not mention the incapacity of Mustafa Baron de Sancy ascribes the deposition to a political conspiracy between the grand admiral Ali Pasha and Chief Black EunuchMustafa Agha who were angered by the former&#39s removal from offi He commenced his reign by executing all those who had taken any share in the murder of Sultan Osman Hoca Ömer Efendi the chief of the rebels the kızlar Agha Suleiman Agha the vizier Dilaver Pasha the Kaimmakam Ahmed Pasha the defterdar Baki Pasha the segbanbashi Nasuh Agha and the general of the janissaries Ali Agha were cut into pieces[nonprimary source needed] The epithet “Veli” (meaning “saint”) was used in reference to him during his reign His mental condition unimproved Mustafa was a puppet controlled by his mother and brotherinlaw the grand vizier Kara Davud Pasha He believed that Osman II was still alive and was seen searching for him throughout the palace knocking on doors and crying out to his nephew to relieve him from the burden of sovereignty “The present emperor being a fool” (according to English Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe) he was compared unfavorably with his predecessor Political instability was generated by conflict between the Janissaries and the sipahis (Ottoman cavalry) followed by the Abaza rebellion which occurred when the governorgeneral of Erzurum Abaza Mehmed Pasha decided to march to Istanbul to avenge the murder of Osman II The regime tried to end the conflict by executing Kara Davud Pasha but Abaza Mehmed continued his advance Clerics and the new Grand Vizier (Kemankeş Kara Ali Pasha) prevailed upon Mustafa&#39s mother to allow the deposition of her son She agreed on condition that Mustafa&#39s life would be spared The 11yearold Murad IV son of Ahmed I and Kösem was enthroned on September 10 1623 In return for her consent to his deposition the request of Mustafa&#39s mother that he be spared execution was grantedMustafa was sent along with his mother to the Eski (old) Palace He died at the Eski (old) Palace Constantinople on 20 January 1639 of certainly natural causes He was buried in the courtyard of Haghia Sophia Mosque Later his nephew Ibrahim Iwas also buried there.

Mustafa I Wikipedia

Mustafa I Mustafa I ( / ˈmʊstəfə / Ottoman Turkish مصطفى اول ‎ c 1591 – 20 January 1639) called Mustafa the Saint (Veli Mustafa) during his second reign and often called Mustafa the Mad (Deli Mustafa) by modern historians was the son of Sultan Mehmed III and Halime Sultan He was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 22 Father Religion Mother Successor.

Mustafa I Ottoman sultan Britannica

Mustafa I was succeeded by Ahmed I&#39s eldest son 13yearold Osman II (to the right) Young Osman was very fond of archery especially with living targets like prisonersofwar or his own pages Before setting out on a military campaign in Poland Osman ordered the execution of his brother Mehmed in January 1621 Despite his youth Osman soon managed to increase his power replacing Vezirs.

Biography of Mad Sultan Mustafa I of the Ottoman Empire (1592

Mustafa I is the 163rd most popular politician (down from 134th in 2019) the 27th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Turkish Politician Mustafa I was the Ottoman Sultan from 16171618 He is most famous for being the first Ottoman Sultan to be deposed by a coup d&#39état.