Ahmed I

Names
	Şah Ahmed bin Mehmed Han

Ahmed I
Ahmed I
Ottoman Caliph; Amir al-Mu'minin; Kayser-i Rûm; Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
	Anonymous portrait of Ahmed I
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Padishah)
Reign	22 December 1603 – 22 November 1617
Sword girding	23 December 1603
Predecessor	Mehmed III
Successor	Mustafa I
Born	18 April 1590; Manisa Palace, Manisa, Ottoman Empire
Died	22 November 1617 (aged 27); Topkapı Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Burial	Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
Consorts	Kösem Sultan ; Mahfiruz Hatun
Issue; Among others	Osman II; Şehzade Mehmed; Ayşe Sultan; Gevherhan Sultan; Fatma Sultan; Hanzade Sultan; Murad IV; Şehzade Bayezid; Şehzade Süleyman; Şehzade Kasım; Atike Sultan; Ibrahim I
Names
Names
	Şah Ahmed bin Mehmed Han
Dynasty	Ottoman
Father	Mehmed III
Mother	Handan Sultan
Religion	Sunni Islam
Tughra

Ahmed I (Ottoman Turkish: احمد اول Aḥmed-i evvel; Turkish: I. Ahmed; 18 April 1590 – 22 November 1617) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 to 1617. Ahmed's reign is noteworthy for marking the first breach in the Ottoman tradition of royal fratricide; henceforth, Ottoman rulers would no longer systematically execute their brothers upon accession to the throne.^[2] He is also well known for his construction of the Blue Mosque, one of the most famous mosques in Turkey.

^ Garo Kürkman, (1996), Ottoman Silver Marks, p. 31
^ Peirce, Leslie (1993). The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire. Oxford University Press. pp. 99. ISBN 0-19-508677-5.

[1] Garo Kürkman, (1996), Ottoman Silver Marks, p. 31

[Peirce_1993_99-2] Peirce, Leslie (1993). The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire. Oxford University Press. pp. 99. ISBN 0-19-508677-5.

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