Murad IV
Religious Leader
1612 – 1640
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Who was Murad IV?
Murad IV Ghazi was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640, known both for restoring the authority of the state and for the brutality of his methods. Murad IV was born in Constantinople, the son of Sultan Ahmed I and the ethnic Greek Valide Kösem Sultan. Brought to power by a palace conspiracy in 1623, he succeeded his uncle Mustafa I. He was only 11 when he took the throne.
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- Born
- Jul 27, 1612
Constantinople - Also known as
- Muradi
- Parents
- Siblings
- Children
- Nationality
- Ottoman Empire
- Died
- Feb 8, 1640
Constantinople
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on July 23, 2013
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