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Succession

Turkey · House / House of Osmanli. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

37Records
1280–1922Date range
34Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1280

Osman I1280

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of the Turkish Empire

1324

Ohran1324

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of the Turkish Empire

1362

Murad I1362

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of the Turkish Empire

1389

Bayezid I the Thunderbolt1389

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of the Turkish Empire, following the assassination of Murad I

1402

Isa1402

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

Suleyman1402

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1409

Musa1409

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1413

Mehmed I1413

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1421

Murad II1421

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1451

Mehmed II the Conqueror1451

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1481

Bayezid II1481

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1512

Selim I the Grim1512

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1517

Selim I the Grim1517

Cairo · House / House of Osmanli

Becomes the ruler of Syria, Egypt & Hejaz

1520

Suleyman I the Magnificent21 September 1520

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1566

Selim II1566

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey. Succeeds as Sultan of the Turkish Empire

1603

Ahmed I1603

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1617

Mustafa I1617

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey, 1st term

1618

Murad IV1618

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

Osman II1618

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1640

Ibrahim I1640

Istanbul · House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1687

Suleyman II1687

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1691

Ahmed II1691

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1695

Mustafa II1695

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1703

Ahmed III1703

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1730

Mahmud I1730

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1789

Selim III1789

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1807

Mustapha IV1807

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1808

Mahmud II1808

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1839

Abdulmecid I1839

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1861

Abdulhamid I1861

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

1866

Abdulhamid I24 October 1866

House / House of Osmanli

The Sultan of Turkey recognizes the succession of Carol I in Romania

1876

Abdulhamid II1876

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Emperor of Turkey

Murad V1876

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Emperor of Turkey

1909

Mehmed V1909

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Emperor of Turkey

1918

Mehmed VI1918

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Emperor of Turkey

1922

Abdulmecid II19 November 1922

House / House of Osmanli

The Crown Prince is elected Caliph by the Turkish National Assembly at Ankara

Abdulmecid II1922

House / House of Osmanli

Succeeds as Emperor of Turkey, the last Turkish Emperor

Names involved

Abdulhamid IAbdulhamid IIAbdulmecid IAbdulmecid IIAhmed IAhmed IIAhmed IIIBayezid I the ThunderboltBayezid IIIbrahim IIsaMahmud IMahmud IIMehmed IMehmed II the ConquerorMehmed VMehmed VIMurad IMurad IIMurad IVMurad VMusaMustafa IMustafa IIMustapha IVOhranOsman IOsman IISelim I the GrimSelim IISelim IIISuleymanSuleyman I the MagnificentSuleyman II

Provenance

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