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Åžehzade Mehmed (son Of Ahmed I)
Şehzade Mehmed (; 11 March 1605 – 12 January 1621) was an Ottoman prince and the second son of Sultan Ahmed I, but his first with Kösem Sultan, Ahmed's favorite concubine, Haseki and probably legal wife. Life Şehzade Mehmed was born on 11 March 1605 in Istanbul. He was the second son of his father Sultan Ahmed I and the first of his mother Kösem Sultan, Ahmed's Haseki sultan. In January 1609, Mehmed began his education under the guardianship of Hoca Ömer Efendi, together with his elder half brother, Şehzade Osman (future Sultan Osman II). After his father's death in 1617, when Mehmed was twelve years old, his uncle Sultan Mustafa I ascended the throne. However, he was soon deposed and replaced by Osman in 1618. Death Osman had asked the Şeyhülislam Hocazade Esad Efendi for an affirmative legal opinion to execute his brother. However, Esad Efendi refused to issue legal opinion. The Chief Judge of Rumeli Kemaleddin Efendi instead affirmed the execution of the prince. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
The Blue Mosque, officially the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (), is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I and remains a functioning mosque today. It also attracts a large number of tourists and is one of the most iconic and popular monuments of Ottoman architecture. The mosque has a classical Ottoman layout with a central dome surrounded by four semi-domes over the prayer hall. It is fronted by a large courtyard and flanked by six minarets. On the inside, it is decorated with thousands of Iznik tiles and painted floral motifs in predominantly blue colours, which give the mosque its popular name. The mosque's ''külliye'' (religious complex) includes Ahmed's tomb, a madrasa, and several other buildings in various states of preservation. The mosque was built next to the former Hippodrome and stands across from the Hagia Sophia, another popular tourist site. The Blue Mosque was include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
