Osman III
| Osman III عثمان ثالث | |||||
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Caliph of Islam Amir al-Mu'minin Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques | |||||
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| 25th Ottoman Sultan (Emperor) | |||||
| Reign | 13 December 1754 – 30 October 1757 | ||||
| Predecessor | Mahmud I | ||||
| Successor | Mustafa III | ||||
| Born |
January 1699 Edirne | ||||
| Died |
30 October 1757 (aged 58) Constantinople | ||||
| Consorts |
Zevki Kadın Ferhunde Kadın | ||||
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| Dynasty | House of Osman | ||||
| Father | Mustafa II | ||||
| Mother | Şehsuvar Sultan | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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Osman III (Ottoman Turkish: عثمان ثالث ‘Osmān-i sālis; 2/3 January 1699 – 30 October 1757) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1754 to 1757.[1]
Biography
The younger brother of Mahmud I (1730–54) and son of Mustafa II (1695–1703) and Valide Şehsuvar Sultan, he was born at Edirne Palace.
His brief reign saw rising intolerance of non-Muslims (Christians and Jews being required to wear distinctive clothes or badges) and is also notable for a fire in Constantinople. His mother was Şehsuvar Sultan, a Serbian valide sultan.
Osman III lived most of his life as a prisoner in the palace, and as a consequence on becoming Sultan he had some behavioural peculiarities. Unlike previous Sultans, he hated music, and banished all musicians from the palace. He died at the Topkapı Palace, Constantinople.
Osman was responsible for a firman in 1757, that preserved the Status Quo of various Holy Land sites for Christians, Muslims, and Jews.[2]
References
- ↑ Upham, Edward (1829). "Chapter XV: OTHMAN III Twenty Fifth Reign H 1168 A.D. 1754". History of the Ottoman Empire from its Establishment till the Year 1828. Constable's Miscellany. XL. Original from Oxford University: Constable and Co. p. 260.
- ↑ Michael R. T. Dumper; Bruce E. Stanley (2007). Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-57607-919-5. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
External links
Media related to Osman III at Wikimedia Commons
| Osman III Born: 2 January 1699 Died: 30 October 1757[aged 58] | ||
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| Preceded by Mahmud I |
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire 13 Dec 1754 – 30 Oct 1757 |
Succeeded by Mustafa III |
| Sunni Islam titles | ||
| Preceded by Mahmud I |
Caliph of Islam 13 Dec 1754 – 30 Oct 1757 |
Succeeded by Mustafa III |
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