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Mustafa II
The sultan who signed Karlowitz. For the first time the Ottomans gave up territory at the peace table; the treaty is counted as the formal beginning of the age of decline and permanently changed how the state positioned itself towards Europe.
Open the reign of Mustafa II on the mapFamily
| Father | Mehmed IV |
|---|---|
| Mother | Emetullah Rabia Gülnuş Sultan |
| Consorts | Saliha Sultan, Şehsuvar Sultan, Alicenab Kadın |
| Children | Mahmud I, Osman III, Şehzade Hasan, Şehzade Hüseyin, Safiye Sultan |
Major achievements
- Led three campaigns against Austria in person
- Financial and naval reforms of Amcazade Hüseyin Pasha
- Efforts to adapt the state to the new reality after Karlowitz
- Defeat at Zenta (1697) and the heavy loss of the army
Treaties
- Treaty of Karlowitz (1699) — for the first time large territories were given up at the table
- Treaty of Constantinople (1700, Russia)
Grand viziers
| Name | From | To | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sürmeli Ali Pasha | February 6, 1695 | April 22, 1695 | 75 days |
| Elmas Mehmed Pasha (term 2) | May 3, 1695 | September 11, 1697 | 2 years, 131 days |
| Köprülü Amcazade Hacı Hüseyin Pasha | September 17, 1697 | September 4, 1702 | 4 years, 352 days |
| Daltaban Mustafa Pasha | September 4, 1702 | January 24, 1703 | 142 days |
| Rami Mehmed Pasha | January 25, 1703 | August 22, 1703 | 209 days |
Battles and treaties
| Year | Event | Result / parties |
|---|---|---|
| 1697 | Battle: Zenta | Holy League victory |
| 1699 | Treaty: Treaty of Karlowitz | Dutch Republic (mediators), Kingdom of England (mediators), Ottoman Empire, Holy Roman Empire, Poland–Lithuania, Republic of Venice, Papal States, Tsardom of … |
| 1700 | Treaty: Treaty of Constantinople |
Full infoboxes are in the site’s “Battles and Treaties” tab; source: English Wikipedia.
Death
Deposed in the Edirne Incident of 1703, he died four months later in Topkapı Palace.
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 II.