1566 - 1574 H.M.
Sultan Selim Khan II, 11th Sovereign of the
House of Osman, Sultan of Sultans, Khan of Khans,
Commander of the Faithful and Successor of the Prophet of
the Lord of the Universe, Protector of the Holy Cities of
Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem, Emperor of the three Cities
of Constantinople, Adrianople and Bursa, and of the
Cities of Damascus and Cairo, of all Azerbaijan, of the
Magris, of Barka, of Kairuan, of Aleppo, of Arabic Iraq
and of Ajim, of Basra, of El Hasa, of Dilen, of Raka, of
Mosul, of Parthia, of Diyarbakir, of Cicilia, of the
Vilayets of Erzurum, of Sivas, of Adana, of Karaman, Van,
of Barbary, of Abyssinia, of Tunisia, of Tripoli, of
Damascus, of Cyprus, of Rhodes, of the Vilayet of the
Morea, of the Marmara Sea, the Black Sea and also its
coasts, of Anatolia, of Rumelia, Baghdad, Kurdistan,
Greece, Turkistan, Tartary, Circassia, of the two regions
of Kabarda, of Georgia, of the plain of Kypshak, of the
whole country of the Tartars, of Kefa and of all the
neighbouring countries, of Bosnia and its dependencies,
of the City and Fort of Belgrade, of the Vilayet of
Serbia, with all the castles, forts and cities, of all
Albania, of all Iflak and Bogdania, as well as all the
dependencies and borders, and many others countries and
cities. b. at Constantinople, 28th May
1524, educ. privately. Governor of Sarihan
1549-1558, of Karaman 1558-1559, and of Kutahya
1559-1560. Became Aghabeyi (Heir Apparent) 6th
November 1553. Succeeded on the death of his father, 7th
September 1566. Girded with the sword at the Great Mosque
at Eyub, 8th September 1566. A weak and
indolent ruler who saw his fleet annihilated at the
Battle of Lepanto, 7th October 1571. m.
at Konya, 1545, Nur-Banu Valide Sultana (b.
1530; d. 7th December 1583), Valide
Sultana from 15th December 1574, a lady of
Italian origin. He d. at the Topkapi Palace,
Constantinople, 15th December 1574, having had
issue, eight sons and four daughters:
1) Sultan Murad Khan
III, Grand Sultan of Turkey (s/o Nur-Banu)
- see below.
2) Prince (Shahzada)
Muhammad. He d. 1574.
3) Prince (Shahzada)
'Ali. He d. 1572.
4) Prince (Shahzada)
Sulaiman. He d. 22nd December
1574.
5) Prince (Shahzada)
Mustafa. He d. 22nd December
1574.
6) Prince (Shahzada)
Jahangir. He d. 22nd December
1574.
7) Prince (Shahzada)
'Abdu'llah. He d. 22nd December
1574.
8) Prince (Shahzada)
Osman. He d. 22nd December
1574.
1) Princess Asmikhan Sultana.
b. at Ushak, 1544(d/o
Nur-Banu Sultana). m. (firstly) 1st
August 1562, Damad Muhammad Pasha
Sokollu (b. at Sokol, Bosnia, 1510; d.
at Constantinople, 12th October 1579).
m. (secondly) 1584, Damad Kalaylikoz
'Ali Pasha (d. at Budin, February
1587), Governor-General of Cavus and of Rumelia,
Vizier 1584. She d. at Constantinople, 7th
August 1585, having had issue, three sons and one
daughter by her first husband and one son by her
second.
2) Princess Gavkharkhan
Sultana. b. at Konya, 1544. m.
(firstly) 1st August 1562, Damad
Piyale Pasha (b. 1510; d. at
Constantinople, 21st January 1578), kapdan-i-derya
1554-1568, 3rd Vizier 1566, 2nd
Vizier 1571, son of 'Abdu'r-Rahman. m.
(secondly) 1579, Damad Boyali Muhammad Pasha,
3rd Vizier. She d. at
Constantinople, 1580, having had issue, four sons
and two daughters.
3) Princess Shah Sultana.
b. at Konya, 1544. m. (firstly) 1st
August 1562, Damad Hasan Pasha (d.
13th January 1574), "Shakircibashi",
Governor of Rumelia 1565. m. (secondly)
1575, Damad Zal Mahmud Pasha (b.
1530; d. September 1580), Governor of
Anatolia 1569, Vizier 1567-1568 She d. at
Constantinople, September 1580, having had issue,
one son and one daughter.
4) Princess Fatima Sultana.
b. at Konya, 1548 (d/o Nur-Banu
Sultana). m. 1572, Damad Kanijali
Siyavush Pasha (d. 1601/02),
sometime Governor of Rumelia and Vizier
1582-1584, 1586-1589 and 1592-1593. She d.
at Constantinople, September 1580, having had
issue, four sons and one daughter.
1574 -
1595 H.M. Sultan Murad Khan III, 12th
Sovereign of the House of Osman, Sultan of Sultans, Khan
of Khans, Commander of the Faithful and Successor of the
Prophet of the Lord of the Universe, Protector of the
Holy Cities of Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem, Emperor of
the three Cities of Constantinople, Adrianople and Bursa,
and of the Cities of Damascus and Cairo, of all
Azerbaijan, of the Magris, of Barka, of Kairuan, of
Aleppo, of Arabic Iraq and of Ajim, of Basra, of El Hasa,
of Dilen, of Raka, of Mosul, of Parthia, of Diyarbakir,
of Cicilia, of the Vilayets of Erzurum, of Sivas, of
Adana, of Karaman, Van, of Barbary, of Abyssinia, of
Tunisia, of Tripoli, of Damascus, of Cyprus, of Rhodes,
of Candia, of the Vilayet of the Morea, of the Marmara
Sea, the Black Sea and also its coasts, of Anatolia, of
Rumelia, Baghdad, Kurdistan, Greece, Turkistan, Tartary,
Circassia, of the two regions of Kabarda, of Georgia, of
the plain of Kypshak, of the whole country of the
Tartars, of Kefa and of all the neighbouring countries,
of Bosnia and its dependencies, of the City and Fort of
Belgrade, of the Vilayet of Serbia, with all the castles,
forts and cities, of all Albania, of all Iflak and
Bogdania, as well as all the dependencies and borders,
and many others countries and cities. b. at
Bozdagan, Manisa, 4th May 1546, educ.
privately. Governor of Akshehir 1558-1561 and of Sarihan
1561-1574. Became Vali Ahad (Heir Apparent) 7th
September 1566. Succeeded on the death of his father, 15th
December 1574. Girded with the sword at the Great Mosque
at Eyub. Concluded peace treaties with Venice in 1572 and
Spain in 1581. m. (firstly) at Manisa, 1565,
Safiya Valide Sultana (b. at Vanadik, 1550;
d. at the Aski Palace, Constantinople, 10th
November 1605), Valide Sultana from 16th
January 1595. m. (secondly) Shah-i-Huban Haseki.
m. (thirdly) Shams-i-Ruhsar Haseki (d.
at Constantinople, 1613). m. (fourthly) Naz-Parvar
Haseki. m. (fifthly) 1575, a daughter of
Mircea III Shoban, Lord of Eflak. He d. at the
Topkapi Palace, Constantinople, 16th January
1595, having had issue, twenty-five sons and several
daughters, including:
1) Prince (Shahzada)
Osman. b. at Manisa, 1573. He d. at
Constantinople, 24th February 1587.
2) Prince (Shahzada)
Mustafa. b. 1578. He d. 27th
January 1595, aged seventeen years.
3) Prince (Shahzada)
Bayezid. b. 1579. He d. 27th
January 1595, aged sixteen years.
4) Prince (Shahzada)
'Abdu'llah. b. 1580. He d. 27th
January 1595, aged fifteen years.
5) Prince (Shahzada)
Selim. b. 1581. He d. 27th
January 1595, aged fourteen years.
6) Prince (Shahzada)
Sulaiman. b. February and d. August
1585 (twin with his brother Jahangir).
7) Prince (Shahzada)
Jahangir. b. February and d. August
1585 (twin with his brother Sulaiman).
8) Prince (Shahzada)
Jahangir. b. after August 1585. He d.
27th January 1595, aged nine years.
9) Prince (Shahzada)
Mahmud.
10) Prince (Shahzada)
Murad.
11) Prince (Shahzada)
'Abdu'l Rahman. He d. aged ten years.
12) Prince (Shahzada)
Hasan. He d. aged ten years.
13) H.M. Sultan
Muhammad Khan III, Grand Sultan of Turkey (s/o
Safiya) - see below.
14) Prince (Shahzada)
Ahmad. He d. aged ten years.
15) Prince (Shahzada)
Yakub. He d. aged eight years.
16) Prince (Shahzada)
Alam Shah.
17) Prince (Shahzada)
Yusuf.
18) Prince (Shahzada)
Husain.
19) Prince (Shahzada)
Korkud.
20) Prince (Shahzada)
'Ali.
21) Prince (Shahzada)
Ishaq.
22) Prince (Shahzada)
Omar.
23) Prince (Shahzada)
'Ala ud-din.
24) Prince (Shahzada)
Davud.
25) Prince (Shahzada)
Osman.
1) Princess Aisha Sultana.
b. at Manisa, 1570 (d/o Safiya). m.
(firstly) 20th My 1586, Damad Ibrahim
Pasha (b. in Bosnia, 1550; d.
at Osak, 10th July 1601),
Governor-General of Rumelia 1581-1582, of Egypt
1583, 1596-1597 and 1599-1601, son of Kanijali
Ibrahim Pasha. m. (secondly) 5th
April 1602, Damad Yamischi Hasan Pasha (d.
16th October 1603), Governor of Baku
1596, Grand Vizier 1601-1603. m. (thirdly)
29th June 1604, Damad Guzelce
Mahmud Pasha (d. April 1605),
Governor of Kars 1594, 7th Vizier
1599, 3rd Vizier 1601. She d.
at Constantinople, 15th May 1605,
having had issue, one son and one daughter by her
first husband.
2) Princess Fatima Sultana.
b. at Manisa, 1580. m. (firstly) 6th
December 1593, Damad Halil Pasha (b.
in Bosnia, 1555; d. 23rd
December 1603). m. (secondly) 29th
June 1604, Damad Ja'afar Pasha (b.
1555; d. 1609), Governor-General of
Anatolia 1588-1590, Rumelia 1590-1594 and Egypt
1598-1601, Vizier 1594. m. (thirdly) 1610,
Damad Hizir Pasha (d. 1610),
Governor of Van 1582, Karaman, and Tamashvar
1592. m. (fourthly) 1611, Damad Murad
Pasha, Vizier 1605.She d.
1620, having had issue, two sons by her first
husband.
3) Princess Khadija Sultana.
m. 1598, Damad Kara Muhammad Pasha
(d. 28th December 1604),
Vizier 1598-1599.
4) Princess Mihr-i-Mah Sultana.
b. 1592. m. 21st
February 1613, Damad Ahmed Pasha (d.
at Constantinople, 1618), Minister for Rumelia
1614, and Damascus 1617-1618.
5) Princess Fahria Sultana.
b. 1594. m. (firstly) 21st
February 1613, Damad Ahmed Pasha (d.
1618), Governor of Mosul. m. (secondly)
1619, Damad Sofu Bayram Pasha (d.
1627).
6) Princess Mihr-Ban Sultana.
m. 21st February 1613, Damad
Topal Muhammad Agha.
7) Princess Rukiya Sultana
(d/o Shams-i-Ruhsar). m. 21st
February 1613, Damad Nakkaas Hasan Pasha
(d. July 1623), Governor of Rumelia
1604, Vizier 1605.
1595 -
1603 H.M. Sultan Muhammad Khan III Agri Fatihi Ghazi, 13th
Sovereign of the House of Osman, Sultan of Sultans, Khan
of Khans, Commander of the Faithful and Successor of the
Prophet of the Lord of the Universe, Protector of the
Holy Cities of Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem, Emperor of
the three Cities of Constantinople, Adrianople and Bursa,
and of the Cities of Damascus and Cairo, of all
Azerbaijan, of the Magris, of Barka, of Kairuan, of
Aleppo, of Arabic Iraq and of Ajim, of Basra, of El Hasa,
of Dilen, of Raka, of Mosul, of Parthia, of Diyarbakir,
of Cicilia, of the Vilayets of Erzurum, of Sivas, of
Adana, of Karaman, Van, of Barbary, of Abyssinia, of
Tunisia, of Tripoli, of Damascus, of Cyprus, of Rhodes,
of Candia, of the Vilayet of the Morea, of the Marmara
Sea, the Black Sea and also its coasts, of Anatolia, of
Rumelia, Baghdad, Kurdistan, Greece, Turkistan, Tartary,
Circassia, of the two regions of Kabarda, of Georgia, of
the plain of Kypshak, of the whole country of the
Tartars, of Kefa and of all the neighbouring countries,
of Bosnia and its dependencies, of the City and Fort of
Belgrade, of the Vilayet of Serbia, with all the castles,
forts and cities, of all Albania, of all Iflak and
Bogdania, as well as all the dependencies and borders,
and many others countries and cities. b. at the
Manisa Palace, 26th May 1566, educ.
privately. Became Vali Ahad (Heir Apparent) 15th
December 1574. Governor of Sarihan 1583-1595. Succeeded
on the death of his father, 16th January 1595.
Girded with the sword at the Great Mosque at Eyub. m.
(firstly) 1579, Haseki Sultana I (b. 1566; d.
1603). m. (secondly) Haseki Sultana II (b.
1571; d. 7th May 1603). m.
(thirdly) 1589, Hamdam Valide Sultana (b.
1574; d. 26th November 1605), Valide
Sultana from 21st December 1603. m.
(fourthly) Valide Sultana II (b. 1576; d.
1623), Naib-i-Sultanat (Regent) from 22nd
November 1617 to 26th February 1618 and 19th
May 1622, a Caucassian lady. He d. at the Topkapi
Palace, Constantinople, 21st December 1603,
having had issue, six sons and ten daughters:
1) Prince (Shahzada)
Mahmud (s/o the second wife).
2) Prince (Vali
Ahad-Shahzada) Sultan Selim Khan. b.
at Constantinople, 1580 (s/o the first
wife). Became Vali Ahad (Heir Apparent) 16th
January 1595. He d. at Constantinople, 20th
April 1597.
3) Prince (Shahzada)
Sultan Jahangir Khan. b. at
Constantinople, 1581. Became 2ndVali
Ahad (Heir Apparent) 1595. He d. 1596.
4) Prince (Vali
Ahad-Shahzada) Sultan Muhammad Khan. b.
at Manisa, 1587. Became Vali Ahad (Heir
Apparent) 20th April 1597. He d.
at Constantinople, 7th June 1603.
5) H.M. Sultan Ahmed
Khan I, Grand Sultan of Turkey (s/o Hamdam
Sultana) - see below.
6) H.M. Sultan Mustafa
Khan I, Grand Sultan of Turkey - see below.
1) Princess Khadija Sultana.
b. at Manisa, 1590. m. October
1604, Damad Mustafa Pasha (b.
1575; d. 1610), Vizier 1604. She had
issue, three sons.
2) Princess Sultana.
b. at Manisa, 1590. m. October
1604, Damad Kara Davud Pasha "Hain"
(b. 1570; d. 18th
January 1623), Governor of Rumelia 1604. She d.
at Constantinople, 1623, having had issue, one
son.
3) Princess Sultana.
b. at Constantinople, 1597. m. 10th
February 1612, Damad Mahmud Pasha Cagaloglu
(b. 1574; d. January 1643), Vizier
1633-1634, son of Sinan Pasha Cagaloglu.
She had issue, three sons.
4) Princess Aisha Sultana.
b. at Constantinople, 1598. m. 28th
August 1613, Damad Husrav Pasha (d.
2nd April 1632), Vizier 1626, Governor
of Diyar-i-Bakr 1627, and Grand Vizier 1628-1631.
5) Princess Sultana.
m. 28th August 1613,
6) Princess Sultana.
m. 28th August 1613,
7) Princess Sultana.
m. 28th August 1613,
8) Princess Sultana.
m. 28th August 1613,
9) Princess Sultana.
m. 28th August 1613,
10) Princess Sultana.
m. 28th August 1613,
1603 - 1617 H.M.
Sultan Ahmed Khan I, 14th Sovereign of the
House of Osman, Sultan of Sultans, Khan of Khans,
Commander of the Faithful and Successor of the Prophet of
the Lord of the Universe, Protector of the Holy Cities of
Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem, Emperor of the three Cities
of Constantinople, Adrianople and Bursa, and of the
Cities of Damascus and Cairo, of all Azerbaijan, of the
Magris, of Barka, of Kairuan, of Aleppo, of Arabic Iraq
and of Ajim, of Basra, of El Hasa, of Dilen, of Raka, of
Mosul, of Parthia, of Diyarbakir, of Cicilia, of the
Vilayets of Erzurum, of Sivas, of Adana, of Karaman, Van,
of Barbary, of Abyssinia, of Tunisia, of Tripoli, of
Damascus, of Cyprus, of Rhodes, of Candia, of the Vilayet
of the Morea, of the Marmara Sea, the Black Sea and also
its coasts, of Anatolia, of Rumelia, Baghdad, Kurdistan,
Greece, Turkistan, Tartary, Circassia, of the two regions
of Kabarda, of Georgia, of the plain of Kypshak, of the
whole country of the Tartars, of Kefa and of all the
neighbouring countries, of Bosnia and its dependencies,
of the City and Fort of Belgrade, of the Vilayet of
Serbia, with all the castles, forts and cities, of all
Albania, of all Iflak and Bogdania, as well as all the
dependencies and borders, and many others countries and
cities. b. at the Manisa Palace, 18th
April 1590, educ. privately. Succeeded on the
death of his father, 21st December 1603.
Girded with the sword at the Great Mosque at Eyub. m.
(firstly) Khadija Mahfiruz Valide Sultana (b.
1590; d. 26th October 1620), styled Valide
Sultana from 26th February 1618. m.
(secondly) Fatima Haseki Sultana. m.
(thirdly) Kusama Mah-Paykar Valide Sultana (b.
1589; d. 3rd September 1651), styled Valide
Sultana from 10th September 1623 and Naib-i-Sultanat
(Regent) 10th September 1623-18th
May 1632, a lady of Greek origin. He d. from
typhus, at the Topkapi Palace, Constantinople, 22nd
November 1617 (bur. Sultan Ahmed Mosque,
Constantinople), having had issue, twelve sons and ten
daughters:
1) H.M. Sultan Osman
Khan II, Grand Sultan of Turkey (s/o
Mahfiruz Haseki Sultana) - see below.
2) Prince (Shahzada)
Sultan MuhammadKhan. b. 8th
March 1605, educ. privately. Became Vali
Ahad (Crown Prince) from 26th
February 1618. He was k. on the orders of
his brother, Sultan Osman II, 12th
January 1621.
3) Prince (Shahzada)
Jahangir.b. 1609. He d.
young.
4) Prince (Shahzada)
Salim.b. 27th June and d.
27th July 1611.
5) Sultan Murad Khan
IV, Grand Sultan of Turkey (s/o Kusima Sultana)
- see below.
6) Prince (Shahzada)
Hasan. b. 25th November 1612.
He d. young.
7) Prince (Shahzada)
Bayezid. b. December 1612. Became Vali
Ahad (Crown Prince) from 10th
September 1623. He was k. on the orders of
his brother, Sultan Murad IV, 27th
July 1635.
8) Prince (Shahzada)
Orkhan.
9) Prince (Shahzada)
Husain.b. 14th November
1613. He d. 1617, aged four years.
10) Prince (Shahzada)
Kasim. b. 1614. Became Vali Ahad
(Crown Prince) from 27th July 1635. He
d. 17th February 1638.
11) Prince (Shahzada)
Sulaiman. b. 1615. He was k. on the
orders of his brother, Sultan Murad IV, 27th
July 1635.
12) H.M. Sultan Ibrahim
Khan I, Grand Sultan of Turkey (s/o Kusima
Sultana) - see below.
1) Princess Aisha Sultana.
b. 1605. m. (firstly) 4th
March 1612, Damad Gumulcineli Nasir Pasha
(d. 17th October 1614). m.
(secondly) 1615, Damad Shahid Karakas
Muhammad Pasha (d. 15th
September 1621). m. (thirdly) 13th
March 1627, Damad Muazzinzade Shahid Hafiz
Ahmed Pasha (b. 1575; d. 10th
February 1632), by whom she had issue, two sons. m.
(fourthly) 1st March 1632, Damad
Murtaza Pasha (b. 1590; d. 1st
April 1636), Vizier. m. (fifthly) 1637, Damad
Surucu Jalab Ahmed Pasha (b.
1600; d. November 1644), Master-General of
the Ordnance, Vizier. m. (sixthly) March
1645, Damad Ahmed Pasha (b.
Hezargrad, Dobruca, 1600; d. Suda,
Giritdesehid, 28th July 1649). m.
(seventhly) 28th February 1655, Damad
Abaza Ibsir Mustafa Pasha (b.
1610; d. 11th May 1655). m.
(eighthly) December 1656, Damad Khoja
Sulaiman Pasha (b. Malatya, 1610; d.
28th February 1687. She d. May
1657, having had issue, by her third husband, two
sons.
2) Princess Fatima Sultana.
b. 1606. m. (firstly) 13th
July 1626, Damad Kara Mustafa Pasha (b.
1590; k. 25th December 1628),
Governor of Egypt 1624-1625. m. (secondly)
1629, Damad Catacali Hasan Pasha (d.
1631), by whom she had issue, one son. m.
(thirdly) 1632, Damad CanbuladzadaMustafa
Pasha (b. 1590; d. 2nd
July 1636), by whom she had issue, two sons. m.
(fourthly) (div.) 1637, Damad Khoja
Yusuf Pasha (d. at Malkara, 1658),
Vizier 1628-1634. m. (fifthly) Damad Maksud
Pasha (k. September 1644), Governor
of Diyarbekr 1640-1641 and Egypt 1642-1644. m.
(sixthly) 6th April 1662, Damad Abaza
Ghazi Malik Ahmed Pasha (b. 1600; d.
1st September 1662). m.
(seventhly) April 1663, Damad Agha Mustafa
Pasha (b. at Kundukji; d. at
Cairo, 1665/1666) Cdr. of the Janissary Corps
1658, Governor of Damascus 1662-1663, Baghdad
1663, Maras, Tarabulsi and Egypt. She d.
1670, having had issue, two sons.
3) Princess Gavharkhan Sultana.
b. 1608. m. (firstly) 1619, Damad
Kara Okuz Muhammad Pasha (b. at
Constantinople, 1560; d. 1620), Vizier
1606, 1614-1616 and 1619by whom she had issue,
one son. m. (secondly) 1624, Damad Topal
Hain Rajib Pasha (k. 18th
May 1632), Vizier 1624. She d. 1660,
having had had issue, one son by her first
husband and one daughter by her second.
4) Princess Khanzadi Sultana.
b. 1609. m. April 1622, Damad Ladikli
Bayram Pasha (d. 26th
August 1638), Vizier 1622 and 1637-1638. She d.
21st September 1650, having had issue,
one daughter.
5) Princess Zahida Sultana.
b. before November 1613.
6) Princess Esma Sultana.
b. before November 1613.
7) Princess Khadija Sultana.
b. before November 1613.
8) Princess Zaynab Sultana.
b. 1613/1614.
9) Princess Burnaz
Atika Sultana. b. 1614. m.
(firstly) 1630, Damad Ja'afar Pasha (d.
December 1647), sometime Gentleman-in-waiting to
the Sultan. m. (secondly) 1648, Damad Koja
Sofu Kenan Pasha (d. 25th
February 1652), sometime gentleman-in-waiting to
the Sultan and Vezir. m. (thirdly) July
1652, Damad Yusuf Pasha (d.
February 1670), Lord High Falconer, Vizier 1652
and Cdt. of Tuna fortress 1664-1666. She d.
1674.
10) Princess Abida Sultana.
b. posthumously, 1618. m. 1642, Damad
Kucuk Musa Pasha (d. 1647), Vizier
1640, and later Governor of Rumelia and Baghdad.
1617
- 1618 H.M. Sultan Mustafa Khan I, Grand Sultan of Turkey
(first time) - see below.