Mustafa IV

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Mustafa IV, the caliph of the Ottoman caliphate, ruling 1807–1808 CE. 1

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  • RulertowardOttoman Empire · 1807 CE · 1222 AH† – 1808 CE · 1223 AH†Historical

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Mustafa IV — Mustafa IV, the caliph of the Ottoman caliphate, ruling 1807–1808 CE. 1 1.

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Predecessor of
محمود الثاني
Ruled over
Ottoman Empire
Successor of
سليم الثالث
His reign saw
Alemdar Incident (1807)· Anglo-Turkish War· Babanzade Rebellions (1806–1812)· Battle of Arpachai· Dardanelles Operation· First Serbian Uprising· Russo-Turkish War of 1806–1812· Saudi–Mamluk of Iraq War (1790–1811)· Serbian–Ottoman Wars

People and things also explored

سليم الثالث· محمود الثاني· Abd al-Aziz (Ottoman)· Abd al-Hamid I· Abd al-Majid I· Anglo-Turkish War· Babanzade Rebellions (1806–1812)· First Serbian Uprising

Sources

  1. Sicill-i Osmani — Mehmed Süreyya (ed. Nuri Akbayar, transcr. Seyit Ali Kahraman)
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سليم الثالث

Selim III (r. 1203–1222/1788–1807) — refused the powers' peace overtures, blamed the late defeats on estrangement from religion, and when France took Egypt in 1798 proclaimed jihad, answered from the Hijaz to North Africa.