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Mehmed III

1566 - 1603

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Mehmed III (Ottoman Turkish: محمد ثالث, Meḥmed-i sālis; Turkish: III. Mehmed; 26 May 1566 – 22 December 1603) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 until his death in 1603. Mehmed was known for ordering the execution of his brothers and leading the army in the Long Turkish War, during which the Ottoman army was victorious at the Battle of Keresztes. This victory was however undermined by some military losses such as in Győr and Nikopol. He also ordered the successful quelling of the Jelali rebellions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mehmed III is the 220th most popular politician (down from 121st in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 20th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Turkish Politician.

Mehmed III was most famous for being the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 to 1603. Mehmed III is most famous for being the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 to 1603.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mehmed III ranks 220 out of 19,576. Before him are Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, Haakon VII of Norway, Sun Yat-sen, Lech Wałęsa, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Joanna of Castile, Benjamin Netanyahu, Richard Nixon, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, Deng Xiaoping, and Charles X of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1566, Mehmed III ranks 2. Before him is James VI and I. After him are Sigismund III Vasa, Carlo Gesualdo, Isabella Clara Eugenia, Giambattista Basile, Abraham Bloemaert, Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Anna Juliana Gonzaga, Jan Jesenius, Giovanni Baglione, and Sendivogius. Among people deceased in 1603, Mehmed III ranks 2. Before him is Elizabeth I of England. After him are William Gilbert, François Viète, Grace O'Malley, Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, Ahmad al-Mansur, Andrea Cesalpino, Maerten de Vos, Sharafkhan Bidlisi, Şehzade Mahmud, and Pierre Charron.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Mehmed III ranks 31 out of 1,347. Before him are Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954), Murad I (1326), Anaximander (-610), Orhan (1288), Anaxagoras (-500), and Basil of Caesarea (329). After him are Mithridates VI of Pontus (-132), Murad IV (1612), Abdul Hamid II (1842), Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (1615), Mustafa I (1591), and Aspasia (-470).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Mehmed III ranks 16. Before him are Ahmed I (1590), Honorius (384), Bayezid I (1354), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954), Murad I (1326), and Orhan (1288). After him are Mithridates VI of Pontus (-132), Murad IV (1612), Abdul Hamid II (1842), Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (1615), Mustafa I (1591), and Heraclius (575).

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