Sultan Murad III

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:birthDate 4 July 1546
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Manisa,_Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Hagia_Sophia,_Istanbul
gptkbp:child gptkb:Hümaşah_Sultan
gptkb:Ayşe_Sultan
gptkb:Mehmed_III
gptkb:Fatma_Sultan
gptkbp:children over 100
gptkbp:deathDate 16 January 1595
gptkbp:deathPlace Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Ottoman_dynasty
gptkbp:era 16th century
gptkbp:father gptkb:Selim_II
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Osman
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sultan Murad III
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:poetry
Patronage of the arts
Architectural projects
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Nurbanu_Sultan
gptkbp:notableAdvisor gptkb:Lala_Mustafa_Pasha
gptkb:Cığalazade_Yusuf_Sinan_Pasha
gptkb:Ferhad_Pasha
gptkb:Koca_Sinan_Pasha
gptkb:Sokollu_Mehmed_Pasha
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Long_Turkish_War
gptkb:Ottoman–Safavid_War_(1578–1590)
Execution of his brothers upon accession
Expansion into North Africa
Relations with Elizabeth I of England
gptkbp:notableWork Support for education
Commissioning of manuscripts
Muradiye Mosque restoration
Support for Ottoman miniature art
Support for architecture
Support for calligraphy
Support for literature
Support for music
Support for poetry
Support for religious endowments
Support for science
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Selim_II
gptkbp:reignEnd 1595
gptkbp:reignStart 1574
gptkbp:religion Sunni Islam
gptkbp:signature gptkb:Tughra_of_Murad_III
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Safiye_Sultan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mehmed_III
gptkbp:title gptkb:Caliph_of_Islam
gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Surname-i_Nabi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5