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Ahmed I ( April 18, 1590 – November 22, 1617) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 until his death.He succeeded his father Mehmed III in 1603 and became the first Ottoman sultan who reached the throne before attaining his majority. He was of kindly and humane disposition, as he showed by refusing to put to death his brother Mustafa, who eventually succeeded him. He was known for his skills in fencing, horseback riding, and fluency in numerous languages.
In the earlier part of his reign he showed decision and vigour, which were belied by his subsequent conduct. The wars which attended his accession both in Hungary and in Persia terminated unfavourably for the Empire, and her prestige received its first check in the Treaty of Sitvatorok , signed in 1606, whereby the annual tribute paid by Austria was abolished. Georgia and Azerbaijan was ceded to Persia.
Ahmed gave himself up to pleasure during the remainder of his reign, which ended in 1617, and demoralization and corruption became as general throughout the public service as indiscipline in the ranks of the army. The use of tobacco is said to have been introduced in the Empire during his reign. Ahmed I died of typhusThis is about the disease Typhus. See Typhus (monster) for the monster in Greek mythology, or typhoid fever for a totally different disease that because of its similar name is often confused with it. Typhus is a name given to several similar diseases caus in 1617.
Today Ahmed I is remembered mainly for the construction of the Sultan Ahmed MosqueThe Sultan Ahmed Mosque (in Turkish Sultanahmet Camii in English commonly called the Blue Mosque is a mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire from 1453 to 1923. It is regarded as one of the greatest masterpiece (also known as the Blue Mosque), one of the masterpieces of Islamic architectureThis article is part of the Architectural history series. Prehistoric architecture Architecture of the ancient world Western architecture Islamic architecture Architecture of the Far East Contemporary architecture Islamic architecture is the entire range. The area in IstanbulMunicipality's Logo Istanbul ( Turkish spelling: İstanbul) is the largest city in Turkey. Until 1930 this city was commonly known by its original Greek name Constantinople by westerners; some writings named it Stambul especially in the 19th century. around the Mosque is today called Sultanahmet.
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Mehmed III
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Mustafa IMustafa I ( 1592 January 20, 1639) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1617 to 1618 and from 1622 to 1623. The brother of Ahmed I, Mustafa was reported to be mentally retarded or at least neurotic and was never more than a tool of court cliques at t
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