On this day, 9 February 1640, the 18th Ottoman Sultan Ibrahim I ascended the Ottoman throne after the death of his brother Sultan Murad IV. Ibrahim was the son of Sultan Ahmed I and famous Kösem Sultan, who has been described as the most powerful woman i ...
Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I dies, November 22, 1617 CE, a short biography
Sultan Ahmed at a young age | Photo: Wikimedia Today on the 22nd of November in 1617 CE, the 14th Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I died in Istanbul at the age of 27. Ahmed was 13 years old when he ascended the throne. He was the second youngest Ottoman sultan. ...