Ahmed III | |||||
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Ottoman Caliph Amir al-Mu'minin Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques | |||||
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Padishah) | |||||
Reign | 22 August 1703 – 20 September 1730 | ||||
Predecessor | Mustafa II | ||||
Successor | Mahmud I | ||||
Born | 30 December 1673 Hacıoğlu Pazarcık, Ottoman Empire | ||||
Died | 1 July 1736 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | (aged 62)||||
Burial | Tomb of Turhan Sultan, Istanbul, Turkey | ||||
Consorts | Emetullah Kadın Mihrişah Kadın Rabia Şermi Kadın Musli Kadın others | ||||
Issue Among others | |||||
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Dynasty | Ottoman | ||||
Father | Mehmed IV | ||||
Mother | Gülnuş Sultan | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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Ahmed III (Ottoman Turkish: احمد ثالث, Aḥmed-i sālis; 30 December 1673 – 1 July 1736) was sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of sultan Mehmed IV (r. 1648–1687). His mother was Gülnuş Sultan, originally named Evmania Voria, who was an ethnic Greek.[1][2][3][4][5] He was born at Hacıoğlu Pazarcık, in Dobruja. He succeeded to the throne in 1703 on the abdication of his brother Mustafa II (1695–1703).[6] Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Pasha and the Sultan's daughter, Fatma Sultan (wife of the former) directed the government from 1718 to 1730, a period referred to as the Tulip Era.
During the initial days of Ahmed III's reign, significant efforts were made to appease the janissaries. However, Ahmed's effectiveness in dealing with the janissaries who had elevated him to the sultanate was limited. Grand Vizier Çorlulu Ali Pasha, whom Ahmed appointed, provided valuable assistance in administrative affairs and implemented new measures for the treasury. He supported Ahmed in his struggles against rival factions and provided stability to the government. Ahmed was an avid reader, skilled in calligraphy and knowledgeable on history and poetry.
He set up his harem there, his favourite being Rabia Giilniis Ummetiillah, a Greek girl from Rethymnon on Crete
the mother of Mustafa II and Ahmed III was a Greek
Their mother, a Greek, lady named Rabia Gülnûş, continued to wield influence as the Valide sultan - mother of the reigning sultan
She was the daughter of a Greek family and she was the mother of Mustafa II (1664–1703), and Ahmed III (1673–1736).
The Valide Sultan was born Evmania Voria, daughter of a Greek priest in a village near Rethymnon on Crete. She was captured by the Turks when they took Rethymnon in 1645.