Murad IV

About Murad IV

Who is it?: Ottoman Sultan
Birth Day: July 27, 1612
Birth Place: Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, Turkish
Reign: 10 September 1623 – 8 February 1640
Predecessor: Mustafa I
Successor: Ibrahim
Regent: Kösem Sultan (1623–1632)
Burial: Türbe of Ahmed I, Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul
Spouse: Ayşe Sultan Sanavber Hatun another wife (possibly)
Issue: see below
Full name: Full name Murad bin Ahmed Murad bin Ahmed
Dynasty: Ottoman
Father: Ahmed I
Mother: Kösem Sultan
Religion: Sunni Islam

Murad IV

Murad IV was born on July 27, 1612 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, Turkish, is Ottoman Sultan. Murad IV was one of the mighty Sultans in the history of the Ottoman Empire who was best known for his imperious and authoritative rule including use of brutal methods to restore law and order of the state. The son of Sultan Ahmed I and Kösem Sultan, he succeeded his uncle, Mustafa I, to the throne at just 11 years of age through palace conspiracy. Although the early reign of Murad IV was administered through the regency of Kösem Sultan and a number of grand viziers, the actual power was exercised by unruly quasi-feudal cavalries known as spahis as also the Janissaries. Such period witnessed corruption of government officials, execution of several high officials, draining of treasury and overall lawlessness and rebelliousness. Effective rule of Murad IV saw him applying ferocity and ruthlessness to suppress the mutineers and gain complete control of his empire. He implemented strict rules including banning wine, coffee and tobacco among others and would execute violators or even suspects. He was the first Ottoman Sultan who executed a highest Muslim dignitary, shaykh al-islām, in the empire. The most notable accomplishment of his reign was recapturing of Baghdad and the Ottoman victory during Ottoman-Safavid War (1623–39).
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As per our current Database, Murad IV has been died on 8 February 1640(1640-02-08) (aged 27)\nConstantinople, Ottoman Empire.

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When Murad IV die, Murad IV was 27 years old.

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Occupation Historical Personalities
Age 27 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born July 27, 1612 (Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, Turkish)
Birthday July 27
Town/City Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, Turkish
Nationality Turkish

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Murad IV’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.

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Biography/Timeline

1628

Very little is known about the concubines of Murad IV, principally because he did not leave sons who survived his death to reach the throne but, privy purse registers record the presence of a single haseki, Ayşe Sultan until the very end of Murad's seventeen-year reign. It is possible that Murad had only a single concubine until the advent of the second, or that he had a number of concubines but singled out only one as haseki. A vakf (meaning charitable foundation) inscription dating from 1628 reveals the existence of a concubine of Murad named Sanavber Hatun, who likely was of haseki rank. If Ayșe was initially his only concubine, it is probably his lack of male issue that prompted him to take another, for his sons all died in infancy.

1631

Murad IV was for a long time under the control of his relatives and during his early years as Sultan, his mother, Kösem Sultan, essentially ruled through him. The Empire fell into anarchy; the Safavid Empire invaded Iraq almost immediately, Northern Anatolia erupted in revolts, and in 1631 the Janissaries stormed the palace and killed the Grand Vizier, among others. Murad IV feared suffering the fate of his elder brother, Osman II (1618–22), and decided to assert his power.

1635

Murad IV put emphasis on architecture and in his period many monuments were erected. The Baghdad Kiosk, built in 1635, and the Revan Kiosk, built in 1638 in Yerevan, were both built in the local styles. Some of the others include the Kavak Sarayı pavilion; the Meydanı Mosque; the Bayram Pasha Dervish Lodge, Tomb, Fountain, and Primary School; and the Şerafettin Mosque in Konya.

1638

During the siege of Baghdad in 1638, the city held out for forty days but was compelled to surrender.

1640

Rumours had circulated that on his deathbed, Murad IV ordered the execution of his mentally disabled brother, Ibrahim (reigned 1640–48), which would have meant the end of the Ottoman line. However, the order was not carried out.

2013

Murad IV's reign is most notable for the Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–39) against Persia (today Iran) in which Ottoman forces managed to conquer Azerbaijan, occupying Tabriz, Hamadan, and capturing Baghdad in 1638. The Treaty of Zuhab that followed the war generally reconfirmed the borders as agreed by the Peace of Amasya, with Eastern Armenia, Eastern Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Dagestan staying Persian, while Western Armenia, and Western Georgia stayed Ottoman. Mesopotamia was irrevocably lost for the Persians. The borders fixed as a result of the war, are more or less the same as the present border line between Turkey, Iraq and Iran.

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