Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire
| Ibrahim ابراهيم |
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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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| 18th Ottoman Sultan (Emperor) | |||||
| Reign | 9 February 1640 – 8 August 1648 | ||||
| Predecessor | Murad IV | ||||
| Successor | Mehmed IV | ||||
| Born | 5 November 1615 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
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| Died | 18 August 1648 (aged 32) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
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| Consorts |
Hümaşah Haseki Sultan (Legal wife) Turhan Valide Sultan Dilaşub Valide Sultan Muazzez Haseki Sultan Ayşe Haseki Sultan Mahienver Haseki Sultan Saçbaği Haseki Sultan Şivekar Haseki Sultan |
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Mehmed IV Suleiman II Ahmed II Ümmü Gülsüm Sultan Peykân Sultan Atike Sultan Ayşe Sultan Gevherhan Sultan |
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| Dynasty | House of Osman | ||||
| Father | Ahmed I | ||||
| Mother | Kösem Sultan | ||||
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| Ibrahim bin Ahmed |
Ibrahim (Ottoman Turkish: ابراهيم, Turkish: İbrahim) (5 November 1615 – 18 August 1648) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1640 until 1648. He was born in Constantinople the son of Ahmed I by Valide Kösem Sultan, an ethnic Greek originally named Anastasia. He was later called Ibrahim the Mad (Turkish: Deli İbrahim) by twentieth century historians due to his reputed mental condition.
Ibrahim was born on 5 November 1615, the son of Sultan Ahmed I and his favorite concubine Kösem Sultan. When Ibrahim was 2, his father suddenly died, and Ibrahim's uncle Mustafa I became the new sultan. By that time, Kosem Sultan and her children, including young Ibrahim had been sent to the Old Palace. After the succession of his brother Murad IV, Ibrahim was confined in the Kafes, which affected his health. However, after his brother's death, Ibrahim became the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
One of the most notorious Ottoman Sultans, Ibrahim spent all of his early life in the close confinement of the Kafes before succeeding his brother Murad IV (1623–40) in 1640. Four of his brothers had been executed by Murad, and Ibrahim lived in terror of being the next to die. His life was only saved by the intercession of Kösem Sultan, mother of Ibrahim and Murad.
After Murad's death, Ibrahim was left the sole surviving prince of the dynasty. Upon being asked by Grand Vizier Kemankeş Kara Mustafa Pasha to assume the Sultanate, Ibrahim suspected Murad was still alive and plotting to trap him. It took the combined persuasion of Kösem and the Grand Vizier, and personal examination of his brother's dead body, to make Ibrahim accept the throne.
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