Osman II

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Osman II was an early 17th-century Ottoman sultan known for his ambitious but ultimately fatal attempts to reform the empire and curb the power of the Janissaries.

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Osman II canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman sultan
human
monarch
ageAtDeath 17
attemptedReform centralization of imperial authority
creation of a new army loyal directly to the sultan
reduction of Janissary influence
birthDate 1604-11-03
birthPlace Constantinople
Istanbul
Ottoman Empire
capitalDuringReign Istanbul
causeOfDeath strangulation
conflictWith Janissary corps
linked to: Janissaries
countryOfCitizenship Ottoman Empire
deathDate 1622-05-20
deathPlace Constantinople
Istanbul
Ottoman Empire
deposed 1622
dynasty Ottoman dynasty
era early 17th century
father Ahmed I
linked to: Sultan Ahmed I
givenName Osman
governmentTypeDuringReign absolute monarchy
historicalPeriod Classical period of the Ottoman Empire
house House of Osman
linked to: Ottoman dynasty
killedBy Janissaries
knownFor attempted military and administrative reforms
being one of the first Ottoman sultans to be deposed and killed by his own troops
conflict with the Janissaries
mannerOfDeath assassination
militaryConflict Polish–Ottoman War (1620–1621)
mother Mahfiruz Hatun
nativeLanguage Ottoman Turkish
notableBattle Battle of Khotyn (1621)
placeOfBurial Istanbul
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
positionHeld Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
linked to: Ottoman sultan
predecessor Mustafa I
regnalName Osman II
reignEnd 1622-05-20
reignStart 1618-02-26
religion Sunni Islam
sibling Murad IV
Mustafa I
successor Mustafa I
title Caliph of Islam
Padishah

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Ahmed I child Osman II
subject linked to: Sultan Ahmed I
Mahfiruz Hatun motherOf Osman II
Mahfiruz Hatun relative Osman II
Mahfiruz Hatun child Osman II
Osman II regnalName Osman II
Fatma Sultan relative Osman II
Mustafa I successor Osman II
Mustafa I predecessor Osman II
Mustafa I relative Osman II