Suleyman II
| Suleiman II سليمان ثانى |
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| Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Caliph of Islam |
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| 20th Ottoman Sultan (Emperor) | |||||
| Reign | November 8, 1687 – June 22, 1691 | ||||
| Predecessor | Mehmed IV | ||||
| Successor | Ahmed II | ||||
| Born | April 15, 1642 | ||||
| Died | June 22, 1691 or June 23, 1691 (aged 49) |
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| Consorts | Hatice Kadın Behzat Kadın İvaz Kadın Süylün Kadın Şehsuvar Kadın Zeyneb Kadın |
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| Dynasty | House of Osman | ||||
| Father | Ibrahim | ||||
| Mother | Saliha Dilaşub Sultan | ||||
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| Suleiman bin Ibrahim |
Suleiman II (April 15, 1642 – June 22/23 1691) (Ottoman Turkish: سليمان ثانى Süleymān-i sānī) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1687 to 1691. After being brought to the throne by an armed mutiny, Suleiman and his grand vizier Fazıl Mustafa Pasha were successfully able to turn the tide of the War of the Holy League, reconquering Belgrade in 1690, as well as carrying out significant fiscal and military reforms.
The younger brother of Mehmed IV (1648–87), Suleiman II was born at Topkapı Palace in Constantinople and had spent 46 years of his life in the kafes (cage), a kind of luxurious prison for princes of the blood within the Topkapı Palace (it was designed to ensure that none could organize a rebellion).
His mother was a Serb woman originally named Katarina, known as Saliha Dilaşub Sultan.
Shortly before assuming the throne, the Ottomans suffered a devastating defeat at the second Battle of Mohács. Suleiman II shrewdly appointed Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha as his Grand Vizier, leading to the reconquest of Belgrade in 1690. Even so, when Russia joined an alliance of European powers, the Ottomans lost the support of their Crimean allies, who were forced to defend themselves from Russian invasion.
Under Köprülü's leadership the Ottomans halted an Austrian advance into Serbia and crushed an uprising in Macedonia and Bulgaria until Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha was killed in the Battle of Slankamen by Austrian forces. Suleiman II died at Edirne Palace in 1691.
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