Mahmud I

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]
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Padishah)
Reign1 October 1730 – 13 December 1754
PredecessorAhmed III
SuccessorOsman III
Born2 August 1696
Edirne Palace, Edirne, Ottoman Empire
Died13 December 1754(1754-12-13) (aged 58)
Topkapı Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Burial
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
DynastyOttoman
FatherMustafa II
MotherSaliha Sultan
ReligionSunni Islam
TughraMahmud I's signature

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]

  1. ^ "Zeri Mahbub - Mahmud I, Egypt". en.numista.com.
  2. ^ Dobrowolska, Agnieszka; Dobrowolski, Jarosław (2011). The Sultan's Fountain: An Imperial Story of Cairo, Istanbul, and Amsterdam. American University in Cairo. p. 24. ISBN 978-977-416-523-8.
  3. ^ Layiktez, Cecil "Freemasonry in the Islamic World", Pietre-Stones Review of Freemasonry, 1996