Historedia
Person

Murad IV

Events
3
Episodes
4
Years
1638–1640

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Murad IV, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Capture of Baghdad by Murad IV

    1638

    Role: Ottoman Sultan

    1. 1638 · BaghdadSiege and Capture of Baghdad

      Ottoman forces besieged Baghdad in 1638, forcing the city to surrender after forty days of resistance.

  2. Execution of Patriarch Cyril of Constantinople

    1638

    Role: Ottoman Sultan

    1. 27 June 1638 · BosphorusExecution of Patriarch Cyril

      Sultan Murad IV ordered the strangulation of Patriarch Cyril I by Janissaries aboard a ship in the Bosphorus on 27 June 1638.

  3. Accession of Ibrahim I as Ottoman Sultan

    1640

    Role: Predecessor Sultan

    1. 1640 · Unresolved siteMurad IV's Death and Ibrahim's Succession

      Ibrahim succeeded Murad IV as Sultan in 1640 after being the sole surviving prince of the dynasty.

    2. 1640 · Unresolved sitePersuasion to Accept the Throne

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

Sources

  1. Murad IV Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
  2. Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25