Mahmud I

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Mahmud I
Ottoman Caliph Amir al-Mu'minin Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Sultan of the two lands, Khagan of the two seas[1]
Portrait by Jean Baptiste Vanmour
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Padishah)
Reign	1 October 1730 – 13 December 1754
Predecessor	Ahmed III
Successor	Osman III
Born	2 August 1696 Edirne Palace, Edirne, Ottoman Empire
Died	13 December 1754(1754-12-13) (aged 58) Topkapı Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Burial	Tomb of Turhan Sultan, New Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
Consorts	Ayşe Kadın Hatem Kadın Alicenab Kadın Verdinaz Kadın Hatice Rami Kadın Tiryal Kadın Raziye Kadın Meyyase Hanim Fehmi Hanim Sirri Hanim Habbabe Hanim
Names Mahmud bin Mustafa
Dynasty	Ottoman
Father	Mustafa II
Mother	Saliha Sultan
Religion	Sunni Islam
Tughra

Mahmud I (Ottoman Turkish: محمود اول, Turkish: I. Mahmud; 2 August 1696  – 13 December 1754), known as Mahmud the Hunchback,^[2] was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754. He took over the throne after the quelling of the Patrona Halil rebellion. His reign was marked by wars in Persia and conflicts in Europe. He delegated government affairs to his viziers and devoted time to writing poetry. Nader Shah's devastating campaign weakened the Mughal Empire and created the opportunity for Mahmud I to initiate war with cooperation from Muhammad Shah. The alliance ended with the latter's death, leading to tensions between the Afsharids and the Ottomans. In 1748, he outlawed Freemasonry within the Ottoman Empire.^[3]