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Suleiman I: 30 September 1520 – 6 September 1566 (45 years, 341 days) Son of Selim I and Hafsa Sultan. Died of natural causes in his tent during the Siege of Szigetvár in 1566. [27] Transformation of the Ottoman Empire (1550–1700) 11 Selim II: 29 September 1566 – 15 December 1574 (8 years, 77 days) Son of Suleiman I and Hürrem Sultan.
The Ottoman dynasty, named after Osman I, ruled the Ottoman Empire from c. 1299 to 1922. During much of the Empire's history, the sultan was the absolute regent, head of state, and head of government, though much of the power often shifted to other officials such as the Grand Vizier .
Some scholars have argued that Osman's original name was Turkish, probably Atman or Ataman, and was only later changed to ʿOsmān, of Arabic origin.The earliest Byzantine sources, including Osman's contemporary and Greek historian George Pachymeres, spell his name as Ἀτουμάν (Atouman) or Ἀτμάν (Atman), whereas Greek sources regularly render both the Arabic form ʿUthmān and the ...
Osman II 1604–1622 Sultan and Caliph r. 1618–1622: Murad IV 1612–1640 Sultan and Caliph r. 1623–1640: Turhan Hatice Sultan: Ibrahim 1615–1648 Sultan and Caliph r. 1640–1648: Saliha Dilaşub Sultan: Hatice Muazzez Sultan: Emetullah Rabia Gülnuş Sultan: Mehmed IV 1642–1693 Sultan and Caliph r. 1648–1687: Suleiman II 1642–1691 ...
Damat: was an official Ottoman title describing men that entered the imperial House of Osman by means of marriage, literally becoming the bridegroom to the Ottoman sultan and the dynasty. Devletlû: a title of imperial gentry. Divan: was a high government ministry in North Africa. Dragoman: was an interpreter, translator, and official guide.
Sultan (سلطان) is a word of Arabic origin, originally meaning "authority" or "dominion". By the beginning of the 16th century, the title of sultan, carried by both men and women of the Ottoman dynasty, was replacing other titles by which prominent members of the imperial family had been known (notably hatun for women and bey for men), with imperial women carrying the title of "Sultan ...
As evidenced by coins minted during his reign, Osman's father was named Ertuğrul, [15] but beyond this the details "are too mythological to be taken for granted." [16] The origin of the Ottoman dynasty isn't known for sure but it is known that it was established by Turks from Central Asia, who migrated to Anatolia and were under Mongol ...
The Transformation of the Ottoman Empire, also known as the Era of Transformation, constitutes a period in the history of the Ottoman Empire from c. 1550 to c. 1700, spanning roughly from the end of the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent to the Treaty of Karlowitz at the conclusion of the War of the Holy League.