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Mustafa III
The sultan who seriously restarted military reform. But the war with Russia he entered in 1768 became the empire's heaviest defeat; he died before the peace was signed, and his brother paid the price.
Open the reign of Mustafa III on the mapFamily
| Father | Ahmed III |
|---|---|
| Mother | Mihrişah Emine Sultan |
| Consorts | Mihrişah Sultan, Aynülhayat Kadın, Rifat Kadın, Adilşah Kadın |
| Children | Selim III, Şehzade Mehmed, Hatice Sultan, Beyhan Sultan, Hadice Sultan |
Major achievements
- Rapid-fire artillery corps and engineering school founded with Baron de Tott
- Fleet renewed and shipyard works
- Laleli Mosque and rebuilding after the 1766 earthquake
- First domestic borrowing through the esham bonds
- War with Russia begun in 1768 and the fleet burned at Çeşme (1770)
Treaties
None recorded.
Grand viziers
| Name | From | To | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koca Mehmed Ragıp Pasha | October 30, 1757 | April 8, 1763 | 5 years, 160 days |
| Tevkii Hamza Hamit Pasha | April 11, 1763 | September 29, 1763 | 171 days |
| Çorlulu Köse Bahir Mustafa Pasha (term 3) | September 29, 1763 | March 30, 1765 | 1 year, 182 days |
| Muhsinzade Mehmed Pasha | March 30, 1765 | August 7, 1768 | 3 years, 130 days |
| Silahdar Mahir Hamza Pasha | August 7, 1768 | October 20, 1768 | 74 days |
| Yağlıkçızade Mehmed Emin Pasha | October 20, 1768 | August 12, 1769 | 296 days |
| Moldovancı Ali Pasha | August 12, 1769 | December 12, 1769 | 122 days |
| İvazzade Halil Pasha | December 13, 1769 | December 25, 1770 | 1 year, 12 days |
| Silahdar Mehmed Pasha | December 25, 1770 | December 11, 1771 | 351 days |
| Muhsinzade Mehmed Pasha (term 2) | December 11, 1771 | August 6, 1773 | 1 year, 238 days |
| İzzet Mehmed Pasha | August 11, 1773 | January 21, 1774 | 163 days |
Battles and treaties
| Year | Event | Result / parties |
|---|---|---|
| 1770 | Naval battle: Battle of Çeşme | Russian victory |
Full infoboxes are in the site’s “Battles and Treaties” tab; source: English Wikipedia.
Death
He died of heart failure in Topkapı Palace in 1774 — four months before the signing of Küçük Kaynarca.
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 III.