Mehmed III
13th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1595–1603)
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He opened his reign with the execution of his nineteen brothers — a dynastic precaution that shocked even by Ottoman standards — then led his army to victory at Keresztes before retreating into the palace for good.
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Mehmed III inherited the Ottoman throne in 1595 at twenty-nine and immediately ordered the deaths of his brothers to eliminate rival claimants, a massacre that marked the empire's succession custom at its most brutal. He personally commanded the army during the Long Turkish War, winning the Battle of Keresztes, though the triumph was later eroded by losses at Győr and Nikopol. At home he crushed the Jelali rebellions, restoring a measure of internal order. His court sought alliance with Elizabeth I's England against Spain, pushing for stronger trade ties across the religious divide. He died in…
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