Ahmed II
Ahmed II (* 1642 or 1643; † February 6, 1695 in Edirne ) was sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691 to 1695 .
Ahmed was a son of Sultan İbrahim and succeeded his brother Suleyman II on the throne. His main merit was to confirm Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa as Grand Vizier . But just a few weeks after his accession to the throne, the Ottoman Empire suffered a defeat by the Habsburgs under Prince Ludwig von Baden in the Battle of Slankamen . Nevertheless, an approximate balance of power emerged in Hungary in the period that followed. Ahmed died in 1695, exhausted from illness and grief.
literature
- The Encyclopaedia of Islam . New edition. Vol. 1: A-B. . Brill, Leiden et al. 1960, p. 268 .
- Hans Georg Majer: Ahmed II. , In: Biographical Lexicon for the History of Southeast Europe . Vol. 1. Munich 1974, p. 17
Web links
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Suleyman II |
Sultan and Caliph of the Ottoman Empire 1691–1695 |
Mustafa II. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ahmed II |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sultan of the Ottoman Empire |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1642 or 1643 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 1695 |
| Place of death | Edirne |