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Mustafa I

first reign

Born ~1591 · Died 1639 · Reign 1617–1618 (1 year) · Accession 1617, aged about 26

His three-month first reign was the first application of the new rule of succession. He was deposed as unable to conduct the affairs of state; his reign became an example of the consequences of the change in dynastic law.

Open the reign of Mustafa I on the map

Family

Father	Mehmed III
Mother	Halime Sultan
Consorts	No consort is recorded
Children	No known children

Major achievements

• The first sultan to succeed by seniority
• Because of his mental health, state affairs were conducted by the queen mother and the viziers

Treaties

None recorded.

Grand viziers

Name	From	To	Length
Damat Halil Pasha	November 22, 1617	February 26, 1618	96 days

Death

He died in the Old Palace in 1639, sixteen years after his second deposition.

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 Mustafa I.