Episode 2 of 2

Persuasion to Accept the Throne

When
1640
Where
Unresolved site
Part of
Accession of Ibrahim I as Ottoman Sultan

Kösem Sultan and the Grand Vizier persuaded Ibrahim to accept the throne after he examined Murad's body.

Ibrahim suspected Murad was plotting to trap him. It took the combined persuasion of his mother Kösem Sultan and Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa Pasha, along with personal examination of his brother's dead body, to make Ibrahim accept the throne.

Sources

  1. Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25

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