# Şehzade Mustafa

> The eldest surviving son of Suleiman the Magnificent, executed at thirty-six on his father's order. The accusation was treason; the motive remains debated — succession anxiety, court intrigue, or something darker.

*Ottoman prince; son of Suleiman the Magnificent (1515-1553)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/sehzade-mustafa

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** Turkey
- **Born:** 1515
- **Died:** 1553-10-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born around 1516 to the sultan's concubine Mahidevran Hatun, Mustafa grew up as heir apparent in an empire at its height. He governed Manisa from 1533, then Amasya from 1541 — postings that kept him visible, competent, and far from the capital. On 6 October 1553, summoned to his father's camp, he was strangled by mutes in Suleiman's tent. The charges were sedition and treason. Whether he plotted or was simply too popular, too much the son his father could not afford, the outcome was final.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 62.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 7.1 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 25.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 18.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #234

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #Turkey, #Middle East, #Early Modern Era

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1251392)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eehzade_Mustafa)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/%C5%9Eehzade%20Mustafa)
- [شاهزاده مصطفی](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87_%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%81%DB%8C)
- [Şahzadə Mustafa](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eahzad%C9%99_Mustafa)
- [Шехзаде Мустафа](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B0)
- [শাহজাদা মুস্তাফা](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE)
- [Šehzade Mustafa](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0ehzade_Mustafa)
- [Şehzade Mustafà](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eehzade_Mustaf%C3%A0)
- [Šehzade Mustafa](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0ehzade_Mustafa)
- [Şehzade Mustafa](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eehzade_Mustafa)
- [Ηγεμόνας Μουσταφά](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%97%CE%B3%CE%B5%CE%BC%CF%8C%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%82_%CE%9C%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%86%CE%AC)
- [Şehzade Mustafa (son of Suleiman the Magnificent)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eehzade_Mustafa_(son_of_Suleiman_the_Magnificent))
- [Şehzade Mustafa](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eehzade_Mustafa)
- [شاهزاده مصطفی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87_%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%81%DB%8C)
- [Şehzade Mustafa](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eehzade_Mustafa)
- [Şehzade Mustafá](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eehzade_Mustaf%C3%A1)
- [Musztafa oszmán herceg](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musztafa_oszm%C3%A1n_herceg)
- [Շեհզադե Մուստաֆա](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%87%D5%A5%D5%B0%D5%A6%D5%A1%D5%A4%D5%A5_%D5%84%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%A1%D6%86%D5%A1)
- [Şehzade Mustafa](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eehzade_Mustafa)
- [Şehzade Mustafa (figlio di Solimano il Magnifico)](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eehzade_Mustafa_(figlio_di_Solimano_il_Magnifico))
- [シェフザーデ・ムスタファ (1515年 - 1553年)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%95%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E3%83%87%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1_(1515%E5%B9%B4_-_1553%E5%B9%B4))
- [მუსტაფა (შეჰზადე)](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%A4%E1%83%90_(%E1%83%A8%E1%83%94%E1%83%B0%E1%83%96%E1%83%90%E1%83%93%E1%83%94))
- [Şehzade Mistefa](https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eehzade_Mistefa)
- [Princis Mustafa (Suleimana I dēls)](https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princis_Mustafa_(Suleimana_I_d%C4%93ls))
- [Шехзаде Мустафа (син на Сулејман I)](https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B0_(%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%98%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_I))
- [شاهزاده مصطفى](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87_%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%89)
- [شاهزاده مصطفى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87_%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%89)

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