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Ahmed I
Abolishing fratricide in favour of seniority was the dynasty's most lasting legal change. Having to treat Austria as an equal at Zsitvatorok was the first official admission that Ottoman supremacy over Europe had ended.
Open the reign of Ahmed I on the mapFamily
| Father | Mehmed III |
|---|---|
| Mother | Handan Sultan |
| Consorts | Kösem Sultan (Mahpeyker), Mahfiruz Hatice Sultan |
| Children | Osman II, Murad IV, Ibrahim, Şehzade Mehmed, Şehzade Bayezid, Şehzade Kasım, Atike Sultan, Gevherhan Sultan |
Major achievements
- Construction of the Sultan Ahmed (Blue) Mosque (1609–1617)
- Seniority adopted in place of fratricide — a fundamental change in dynastic law
- The Celali revolts crushed by Kuyucu Murad Pasha
- One of the youngest sultans, enthroned at fourteen
- The Austrian emperor treated as an equal for the first time at Zsitvatorok
Treaties
- Peace of Zsitvatorok (1606, Austria) — the first document marking the end of Ottoman supremacy
- Treaty of Nasuh Pasha (1612, Persia)
Grand viziers
| Name | From | To | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malkoç Yavuz Ali Pasha | December 22, 1603 | July 26, 1604 | 217 days |
| Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha | August 5, 1604 | June 21, 1606 | 1 year, 320 days |
| Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha | June 21, 1606 | December 9, 1606 | 171 days |
| Kuyucu Murat Pasha | December 11, 1606 | August 5, 1611 | 4 years, 237 days |
| Nasuh Pasha | August 5, 1611 | October 17, 1614 | 3 years, 73 days |
| Öküz Mehmed Pasha | October 17, 1614 | November 17, 1616 | 2 years, 31 days |
| Damat Halil Pasha | November 17, 1616 | November 22, 1617 | 1 year, 5 days |
Battles and treaties
| Year | Event | Result / parties |
|---|---|---|
| 1606 | Treaty: Peace of Zsitvatorok | Ottoman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy |
| 1612 | Treaty: Treaty of Nasuh Pasha |
Full infoboxes are in the site’s “Battles and Treaties” tab; source: English Wikipedia.
Death
He died in 1617 at twenty-seven of typhus and gastric bleeding.
Territorial change
The lands that changed hands in this period, and the battles or treaties that brought the changes, can be seen on the map: map of the reign of Ahmed I.