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Mustafa IV

Born 1779 · Died 1808 · Reign 1807–1808 (1 year) · Accession 1807, aged 28

His one-year reign was the interval in which Selim III's reforms were reversed. He came to the throne through a revolt, fell through a revolt and was executed — the starkest example of Janissary tutelage.

Open the reign of Mustafa IV on the map

Family

Father	Abdulhamid I
Mother	Ayşe Sineperver Sultan
Consorts	Dilpezir Kadın, Seyyare Kadın, Peykidil Kadın
Children	Emine Sultan (died young)

Major achievements

• Enthroned through the Kabakçı Mustafa revolt
• The Nizam-ı Cedid abolished and the old order restored
• Deposed within a year when Alemdar Mustafa Pasha marched on Istanbul

Treaties

None recorded.

Grand viziers

Name	From	To	Length
Çelebi Mustafa Pasha	June 3, 1807	July 29, 1808

Death

He was deposed in 1808 and executed in Topkapı Palace the same year, after the Alemdar Incident.

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 IV.