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Ahmed I (
Ottoman Turkish: احمد اول
Aḥmed-i evvel,
Turkish:
I.Ahmet) (
April 18,
1590 –
November 22,
1617) was the
Sultan of the
Ottoman Empire from
1603 until his death.
Ahmed I succeeded his father
Mehmed III (1595–1603) in
1603 at age 13. He broke with the traditional fratricide and sent his brother Mustafa to live at the old palace at Bayezit along with their grandmother Safiye Sultan. He was known for his skills in fencing, horseback riding, and fluency in numerous languages.
In the earlier part of his reign Ahmed I showed decision and vigor, which were belied by his subsequent conduct. The wars which attended his accession both in
Hungary and in
Persia terminated unfavourably for the empire, and its prestige received its first check in the
Treaty of Zsitvatorok, signed in
1606, whereby the annual tribute paid by
Austria was abolished.
Georgia and
Azerbaijan were ceded to Persia.
Ahmed was a poet who wrote a number of political and lyrical works under the name Bahti. He was devoutly religious, spending much of his wealth to support the works of scholars and pious men. He also attempted to enforce conformance to Islamic laws and traditions, restoring the old regulations that prohibited alcohol and he attempted to enforce attendance at the Friday Mosque prayers and paying alms to the poor in the proper way. Ahmed I died of
typhus in
1617.
Today Ahmed I is remembered mainly for the construction of the
Sultan Ahmed Mosque (also known as the
Blue Mosque), one of the masterpieces of
Islamic architecture. The area in
Istanbul around the Mosque is today called Sultanahmet. He is buried in a mausoleum right outside the walls of the famous mosque.
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