Mustafa III
| Mustafa III مصطفى 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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| 26th Ottoman Sultan (Emperor) | |||||
| Reign | October 30, 1757 – January 21, 1774 | ||||
| Predecessor | Osman III | ||||
| Successor | Abdülhamid I | ||||
| Born | 28 January 1717 Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
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| Died | 21 January 1774 (aged 56) Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
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Mihrişah Sultan Aynülhayat Kadın Adilşah Kadın Rif’at Kadın one another wife |
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| Dynasty | House of Osman | ||||
| Father | Ahmed III | ||||
| Mother | Mihrişah Kadın | ||||
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| Mustafa bin Ahmed |
Mustafa III (Ottoman Turkish: مصطفى ثالث, lit. 'Muṣṭafā-yi sālis') (28 January 1717 – 21 January 1774) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774. He was a son of Sultan Ahmed III (1703–30) and was succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid I (1774–89). He was born in Edirne Palace. His mother was Mihrişah Kadın.
An energetic and perceptive ruler, Mustafa III sought to modernize the army and the internal state machinery to bring his empire in line with the Powers of Europe.
Mustafa III did secure the services of foreign generals to initiate a reform of the infantry and artillery. The Sultan also ordered the founding of Academies for Mathematics, Navigation and the Sciences.
He was well talented and educated . He was an excellent poet, his poetry being written under the pseudonym of Cihangir.
He died at Topkapi Palace, Constantinople.
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