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Mahmud I

Born 1696 · Died 1754 · Reign 1730–1754 (24 years) · Accession 1730, aged 34

The empire's last great territorial gain was made in his reign. As the first sultan to introduce European-style military training, he began the line of reform that ran until the Tanzimat.

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Family

Father	Mustafa II
Mother	Saliha Sultan
Consorts	Ayşe Kadın, Verd-i Hoş Kadın, Hatem Kadın
Children	He had no children

Major achievements

• The artillery and bombardier corps reorganised on European lines with Humbaracı Ahmed Pasha (Comte de Bonneval) — the first serious military reform
• The first engineering instruction in the Hendese Odası
• Serbia and Belgrade retaken by the Treaty of Belgrade (1739) — the empire's last major territorial gain
• Nuruosmaniye Mosque begun; libraries and pious foundations
• The border with Persia settled at Kerden

Treaties

• Treaties of Belgrade (1739, Austria and Russia)
• Treaty of Kerden (1746, Persia)

Grand viziers

Name	From	To	Length
Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Pasha	September 20, 1730	October 16, 1730	26 days
Silahdar Damat Mehmed Pasha	October 16, 1730	January 23, 1731	99 days
Kabakulak İbrahim Pasha	January 23, 1731	September 11, 1731	231 days
Topal Osman Pasha	September 21, 1731	March 12, 1732	173 days
Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha	March 12, 1732	July 14, 1735	3 years, 124 days
Gürcü İsmail Pasha	July 14, 1735	December 25, 1735	164 days
Silahdar Damat Dimetokalı Mehmed Pasha	January 10, 1736	August 5, 1737	1 year, 207 days
Muhsinzade Abdullah Pasha	August 6, 1737	December 19, 1737	135 days
Yeğen Mehmed Pasha	December 19, 1737	March 23, 1739	1 year, 94 days
Hacı İvazzade Mehmed Pasha	March 17, 1739	June 23, 1740	1 year, 92 days
Nişancı Şehla Hacı Ahmed Pasha	July 22, 1740	April 7, 1742	1 year, 259 days
Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha (term 2)	April 21, 1742	October 4, 1742	166 days
Seyyid Hasan Pasha	October 4, 1742	August 10, 1746	3 years, 310 days
Tiryaki Hacı Mehmed Pasha	August 11, 1746	August 24, 1747	1 year, 13 days
Seyyid Abdullah Pasha	August 24, 1747	January 2, 1750	2 years, 131 days
Divitdar Mehmed Emin Pasha	January 9, 1750	July 1, 1752	2 years, 174 days
Çorlulu Köse Bahir Mustafa Pasha	July 1, 1752	December 13, 1754	2 years, 165 days

Battles and treaties

Year	Event	Result / parties
1739	Treaty: Treaty of Belgrade	Habsburg Monarchy, Ottoman Empire
1746	Treaty: Treaty of Kerden	Persia (Afsharid dynasty, Nader Shah)

Full infoboxes are in the site’s “Battles and Treaties” tab; source: English Wikipedia.

Death

He died of a heart attack in the saddle in 1754, on his way back from Friday prayers.

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 Mahmud I.