Sultan Mehmed IV

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Sultan Mehmed IV was a 17th-century Ottoman sultan whose long reign saw both the empire’s territorial zenith and major military setbacks, including the failed Siege of Vienna and the subsequent Great Turkish War.

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Mehmed IV 2
Sultan Mehmed IV canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman sultan
human
alsoKnownAs Avcı Mehmed
Mehmed the Hunter
birthDate 1642-01-02
birthPlace Istanbul
Ottoman Empire
Topkapi Palace
surface form: Topkapı Palace
burialPlace Istanbul
Valide Turhan Sultan Mausoleum
countryOfCitizenship Ottoman Empire
deathDate 1693-01-06
deathPlace Edirne
Ottoman Empire
dynasty Ottoman dynasty
era 17th century
father Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire
fullName Sultan Mehmed IV self-link
surface form: Mehmed IV
givenName Mehmed
grandVizierDuringReign Fazıl Ahmed Pasha
Kara Mustafa Pasha
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha
house Ottoman dynasty
surface form: House of Osman
knownFor delegating authority to grand viziers
devotion to hunting
languageSpoken Ottoman Turkish
mother Turhan Sultan
notableEvent Battle of Saint Gotthard (1664)
Battle of Vienna
surface form: Battle of Vienna (1683)

Cretan War
Great Turkish War
Polish–Ottoman Wars
surface form: Polish–Ottoman War (1672–1676)

Russo-Turkish conflicts in the 1670s
Battle of Vienna
surface form: Siege of Vienna (1683)

Treaty of Karlowitz
surface form: Treaty of Karlowitz (prelude negotiations during his reign)

Treaty of Vasvár
conquest of Crete
internal power of Köprülü grand viziers
notableFor expansion of Ottoman territories in the 17th century
long reign over the Ottoman Empire
major military setbacks in late 17th century
notableWork patronage of hunting lodges and gardens
occupation monarch
placeOfExile Edirne
positionHeld Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
predecessor Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire
regnalName Sultan Mehmed IV self-link
surface form: Mehmed IV
reignEnd 1687-11-08
reignStart 1648-08-08
religion Sunni Islam
removedFromPowerBy Janissary revolt of 1826
surface form: Janissary revolt
successor Suleiman II

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Great Turkish War commander Sultan Mehmed IV
Sultan Mustafa II father Sultan Mehmed IV
Sultan Mehmed IV fullName Sultan Mehmed IV self-link
subject surface form: Mehmed IV
this entity surface form: Mehmed IV
Sultan Mehmed IV regnalName Sultan Mehmed IV self-link
subject surface form: Mehmed IV
this entity surface form: Mehmed IV