Sultan Mehmed III was born in Manisa, on 26th
May 1566. His father was Sultan Murad III and his mother was Safiye Sultana. His grandfather
Suleyman the Magnificent gave his name as an
attribution to Mehmed the Conqueror. Mehmed was
medium size and he had a handsome face. He had a very strong education. He attended the
classes of famous scholar Hoca Sadeddin Efendi. In 1583, he was appointed as Manisa
governor. On 27th January 1595, he succeeded his father.
Sultan Mehmed III admired his mother. His mother Safiye
Sultana benefited from this and she dominated the state by using her influence on her
son. She forced the sultan to be acted in the way she desired. Mehmed III was a very
religious sultan, he appreciated Islam. He was so sensitive that on hearing bad news he had fallen ill. The Celali revolts
and the Iran Wars made him so depressed. He
prohibited alcohol and closed all the taverns.
Sons: Ahmed I, Mustafa I,
Selim, Mahmud
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