Mustafa I
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1617–1618, 1622–1623)
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- Mustafa I ( ; Ottoman Turkish: مصطفى اول ; Turkish: I.
- He was the son of sultan Mehmed III and Halime Sultan.
- He was son of Sultan Mehmed III and Halime Hatun, an Abkhazian concubine.
- But when the thirteen-year-old Ahmed I, Mustafa's older half-brother, was enthroned in 1603, he spared the life of Mustafa.
Mustafa I (; Ottoman Turkish: مصطفى اول; Turkish: I. Mustafa; 1601 or 1602 – 20 January 1639) was twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 22 November 1617 to 26 February 1618, and from 20 May 1622 to 10 September 1623. He was the son of sultan Mehmed III and Halime Sultan.
Early life
Mustafa was born in 1601 or 1602 in the Topkapi Palace. He was son of Sultan Mehmed III and Halime Hatun, an Abkhazian concubine.
Before 1603 it was customary for an Ottoman Sultan to have his brothers executed shortly after ascending the throne, (Mustafa's father Mehmed III had executed his nineteen half-brothers). But when the thirteen-year-old Ahmed I, Mustafa's older half-brother, was enthroned in 1603, he spared the life of Mustafa. Handan Sultan, mother of Ahmed I, was crucial to Mustafa's survival, as she convinced her son to spare his life, not believing him to be a threat due to him being considered mentally weak.
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