Ahmed I was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 to 1617. Ahmed's reign is noteworthy for marking the first breach in the Ottoman tradition of royal fratricide; henceforth, Ottoman rulers would no longer systematically execute their brothers upon accession to the throne. He is also well known for his construction of the Blue Mosque, one of the most famous mosques in Turkey.
The history of Islam concerns the political, social, economic, military, and cultural developments of the Islamic civilization. Most historians believe that Islam originated with Muhammad's mission in Mecca and Medina at the start of the 7th century CE, although Muslims regard this time as a return to the original faith passed down by the Abrahamic prophets, such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, and Jesus, with the submission to the will of God.
Osman II, also known as Osman the Young, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 26 February 1618 until his regicide on 20 May 1622.
Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, commonly known as Saladin, was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Hailing from a Kurdish family, he was the first sultan of both Egypt and Syria. An important figure of the Third Crusade, he spearheaded the Muslim military effort against the Crusader states in the Levant. At the height of his power, the Ayyubid realm spanned Egypt, Syria, Upper Mesopotamia, the Hejaz, Yemen, and Nubia.
Hatice Mahfiruz Hatun or Mahfiruze Hatun was a consort of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I and the mother of his firstborn son, Sultan Osman II. She died before her son became sultan, so she never was Valide Sultan.
Hatice Muazzez Sultan was the third Haseki Sultan of Sultan Ibrahim and the mother of Sultan Ahmed II.
Kara Davud Pasha, also known as simply Davud Pasha or as Hain Davud Pasha, was an Ottoman statesman who became briefly Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire in 1622, during the reign of his brother-in-law Mustafa I.
Muhteşem Yüzyıl is a Turkish historical drama series. Written by Meral Okay and Yılmaz Şahin, it is based on the life of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and his wife Hürrem Sultan, a slave girl who became the first Ottoman Haseki Sultan. It also sheds light on the era known as the Sultanate of Women. It was originally broadcast on Show TV and then transferred to Star TV.
Kemankeş Kara Mustafa Pasha was an Ottoman Albanian military officer and statesman who served as Kapudan Pasha and Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire.
Rukiye Akile Hatun, called also Akile Hanım, was a wife of Sultan Osman II of the Ottoman Empire.
Gevherhan Sultan was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Ahmed I and Kösem Sultan, half-sister of Sultan Osman II, and sister of Sultans Murad IV (1623–1640) and Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire.
Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem is a Turkish television sequel to the 2011 Turkish television period drama, Muhteşem Yüzyıl. Written by Yılmaz Şahin, it recounts the life of Mahpeyker Kösem Sultan, the most powerful woman in Ottoman history who was part of the Sultanate of Women. Actresses Nurgül Yeşilçay, Beren Saat and Anastasia Tsilimpiou played the title role in three different ages of her life, while actors Ekin Koç, Boran Kuzum, Taner Ölmez, Metin Akdülger and Tugay Mercan were cast as different sultans of the Ottoman dynasty. Also in the starring cast were actresses Hülya Avşar, Tülin Özen, Leyla Feray, Farah Zeynep Abdullah, Aslıhan Gürbüz and Hande Doğandemir, who played prominent roles of different sultanas in the series.
Burnaz Atike Sultan was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Ahmed I.
Hocazade Esad Efendi was a Şeyhülislam of the Ottoman Empire from 1615 to 1622, and again in 1623 until his death in 1625.
Şivekar Sultan was the seventh Haseki of Sultan Ibrahim I of the Ottoman Empire.
Şehzade Bayezid was an Ottoman prince and son of Sultan Ahmed I.
Kudüs Fatihi Selahaddin Eyyubi is a Turkish television series produced by Turkey's Akli Films and Pakistan’s Ansari and Shah Films. The series is based on the life of Saladin, the founder of Ayyubid dynasty. The television series started production in summer 2022. The producers asserted that the main target of the series are non-Muslims who are unaware of the Muslim history. The series is being written by numerous Turkish historians and assisted by Pakistani historians and research writers.
Şehzade Kasım was an Ottoman prince and the son of Sultan Ahmed I and his Haseki Kösem Sultan. He was the brother of Murad IV and Ibrahim, and half-brother of Osman II.
