Was the relationship between Murat IV and his mother Kosem Sultan really bad? Did Kosem Sultan intervene a lot when her son assumed absolute power?

Jan 10, 2015 · Did the Ottoman Empire ever ban the consumption of coffee with milk? I know Sultan Murad IV banned drinking coffee by itself, but was there any laws on drinking coffee with milk? If so, what was the punishment for it?

From Jason Goodwin's popular history of the Ottoman Empire, Lords of the Horizons: At the siege of Baghdad in 1683, when the Persians demanded the contest be decided by single combat, they put up a Herculean warrior from their ranks, and Sultan Mehmet IV took him on himself, splitting the Persian champion's mailed head in two with a single blow.

Mar 4, 2017 · Shehzade Halil Orhanoghlu was son of Orhan I of Ottoman Sultanate and Princess Theodora Kantakouzene of Byzantine Empire. Halil went on to marry his first cousin, Princess Irene Palaiologina, daughter of Emperor John V Palailogos and sister of Andronikos IV. Wikipedia says that the Prince Halil had two sons: Shehzade Gunduz Osmanlı

Joachim Murat was a General allegiant to Napoleon and very successfull in his military career. Though his very German first name I wondered if he has Turkish origin too because his second name sugg...

Mar 2, 2017 · No one knows where they are. Professor Aslam Pervez, an historian of Bahadur Shah II's reign and a founding member of the Mughal Trust, told The Daily Telegraph: "There are so many people who claim to be descended. The Mughals were scattered, many ran away from Delhi, to Hyderabad, after the mutiny and no-one knows who went where," he said. Due to the nature of the deposition of the dynasty ...

I am looking for examples of absolute rulers who voluntarily resigned their power. To get the ball going, here are two from Roman history: Sulla Diocletian. Chandragupta Maurya Jigme Singye Wangchu...

Jun 4, 2018 · IMHO the only way for you to get an answer to your question to look at lists of rulers who came to the throne as children and try to see what their historical reputations are. In Scotland the monarchs who inherited as children or teenagers were: Malcolm IV "The Maiden" 1141-1165, became king 1153 aged 12.

Jun 22, 2016 · I am trying to understand under which conditions battles are predominantly remembered and commemorated by the losing party (who acknowledge their defeat), not the victors. This is not who gets to w...

Alexander the Great may be the most famous example. His son Alexander IV was born after his death. What is typically supposed to be done in this case is that the duties of the new monarch are carried out on his (usually not a "her") behalf by someone else until the rightful heir is of legal age in their country to fully assume the throne. This is called a regency. The problem is that the ...