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Born August 2, 1696 • Edirne • Turkey
Died December 13, 1754 (aged 58) • Istanbul • Turkey
Title / Office sultan (1730-1754), Ottoman Empire
Role In Treaty of Belgrade • Russo-Turkish wars
Mahmud II
Ottoman sultan
Abdülhamid II
Abdülhamid II
Ottoman sultan
Mustafa III, miniature; in Istanbul University Library (MS Yildiz 8647/17).
Mustafa III
Ottoman sultan
ahmed III
Ahmed III
Ottoman sultan
Abdülhamid I
Ottoman sultan
Dmitry Kantemir
Russian statesman
Hobart Paşa
British naval captain
Mehmed II
Ottoman sultan
Süleyman I
Süleyman the Magnificent
Ottoman sultan
Bayezid II
Ottoman sultan
Köprülü Mehmed Paşa
Ottoman grand vizier
Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Paşa
Ottoman vizier
Kösem Sultan
Ottoman sultana
Abdülmecid I
Abdülmecid I
Ottoman sultan
Enver Paşa
Enver Paşa
Ottoman general
Selim III
Selim III
Ottoman sultan
Midhat Pasha
Midhat Pasha
Ottoman vizier
Murad I
Murad I
Ottoman sultan
Murad II
Murad II
Ottoman sultan
Murad IV
Murad IV
Ottoman sultan

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