1807
In one of the shortest reigns by a Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mustafa IV took over the reins of the empire from his cousin, Selim III, for a year before he was killed in 1808 by the orders of his successor, Mahmud II.
In one of the shortest reigns by a Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mustafa IV took over the reins of the empire from his cousin, Selim III, for a year before he was killed in 1808 by the orders of his successor, Mahmud II.
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