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Ahmed I

1590 - 1617

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Ahmed I (Ottoman Turkish: احمد اول Aḥmed-i evvel; Turkish: I. Ahmed; 18 April 1590 – 22 November 1617) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmed I is the 159th most popular politician (down from 78th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 11th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Turkish Politician.

Ahmed I is most famous for being the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1617 to 1618. He was a military man, and he led the Ottoman army to victory in several battles.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ahmed I ranks 159 out of 19,576Before him are Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Rodrigo Duterte, Severus Alexander, Henry IV of France, Uthman, and Murad III. After him are Herod the Great, Silvio Berlusconi, Lorenzo de' Medici, Titus, Diocletian, and Hatshepsut.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1590, Ahmed I ranks 1After him are Kösem Sultan, Pope Clement X, Mahfiruz Hatun, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Simon Vouet, William Bradford, Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw, Gioachino Greco, Urbain Grandier, John Albert II, and Yamada Nagamasa. Among people deceased in 1617, Ahmed I ranks 2Before him is Pocahontas. After him are John Napier, Francisco Suárez, Rose of Lima, Hendrik Goltzius, Emperor Go-Yōzei, Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, David Fabricius, Concino Concini, 4th Dalai Lama, and Fausto Veranzio.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ahmed I ranks 21 out of 1,347Before him are Galen (129), Basil II (958), Selim I (1470), Murad II (1404), Strabo (-64), and Murad III (1546). After him are Saint Barbara (300), Honorius (384), Bayezid I (1354), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954), Murad I (1326), and Anaximander (-610).

Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Ahmed I ranks 10Before him are Julian (331), Selim II (1524), Basil II (958), Selim I (1470), Murad II (1404), and Murad III (1546). After him are Honorius (384), Bayezid I (1354), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954), Murad I (1326), Orhan (1288), and Mehmed III (1566).