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Ahmed III

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Ahmed III 1673-1736, Ottoman sultan (1703-30), brother and successor of Mustafa II to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). He gave asylum to Charles XII of Sweden and to Mazepa after Peter the Great of Russia had defeated (1709) them at Poltava. Charles's advice helped to bring about war between Turkey and Russia (1710-11). By the Treaty of the Pruth (1711), Turkey recovered Azov and the surrounding territory from Russia. Ahmed seized (1715) the Peloponnesus and the Ionian Isles (except Corfu) from Venice, but he was defeated by the Austrians under Prince Eugene of Savoy in... Read more

Ahmed I
...son and successor of Muhammad III to the throne of the Ottoman...disorders were suppressed by Ahmed's vizier, the Croatian Murad...Tabriz. On becoming sultan, Ahmed had not killed his brother Mustafa...oldest male in the ruling family. Ahmed I is also noted for the building... Read more

Mustafa III
1717-73, Ottoman sultan (1757-73), son of Ahmed III. He succeeded his cousin Osman III to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). The chief event of his reign was the war of 1768-74 with... Read more

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