Mehmed IV

The 19th sultan of the Ottoman Empire. In 1648, following the deposition of his father Ibrahim, he ascended the throne at age 6 and ruled until 1687. He was also known as "Mehmed the Hunter" for his love of hunting. Under the political stewardship of the Köprülü grand viziers, the empire regained its military momentum and acquired territories such as Crete, though it faced major setbacks starting with the failed Siege of Vienna in 1683. After his deposition, he lived in Edirne, where he passed away.

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Year	Mehmed IV
4	Marriage (Mehmed bin Ibrahim, Emetullah Rabia Gülnûş Sultan, Age: 1638 years before birth, Period: Exact marriage date unknown. During the reign of Mehmed IV, Location: Exact location unknown. Related to the Ottoman court)
1642	Birth of Mehmed IV (Period: January 2, 1642, Location: Istanbul, Republic of Turkey)
1645	Cretan War (Age: 2 years old, Period: 1645–1669, Location: Crete, Aegean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean)
1648	Accession of Mehmed IV (Age: 6 years old, Period: August 8, 1648, Location: Constantinople (modern Istanbul))
1651	Assassination of Kösem Sultan (Age: 9 years old, Period: September 2, 1651, Location: Topkapi Palace, Constantinople)
1656	Beginning of the Köprülü Era (Age: 13 years old, Period: 1656, Location: Constantinople (modern Istanbul))
1660	Great Fire of Constantinople (Age: 18 years old, Period: July 4–5, 1660, Location: Constantinople (modern Istanbul), around Eminönü to the Old Town)
1669	Capture of Candia in Crete (Age: 27 years old, Period: September 1669, Location: Candia (modern Heraklion, Greece))
1672	Polish-Ottoman War (Age: 29 years old, Period: 1672–1676, Location: Southeastern Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Podolia, around modern Ukraine) Conclusion of the Treaty of Buchach (Age: 30 years old, Period: October 18, 1672, Location: Buchach (western Ukraine))
1676	Russo-Turkish Wars (Age: 33 years old, Period: 1676–1681, Location: Ukraine, Dnieper River basin, around Chyhyryn)
1683	Great Turkish War (Age: 40 years old, Period: 1683–1699, Location: Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Balkan Peninsula) Siege of Vienna and Defeat of the Ottoman Army (Age: 40 years old, Period: 1683, Location: Vienna, Austria) Failure of the Second Siege of Vienna (Age: 41 years old, Period: July – September 12, 1683, Location: Vienna, Archduchy of Austria and its surroundings)
1687	Late Years and Death in Edirne (Age: 44 years old, Period: 1687 – January 6, 1693, Location: Edirne (central city of Edirne Province, Republic of Turkey)) Deposition of Mehmed IV (Age: 45 years old, Period: November 8, 1687, Location: Ottoman court and military organization centered on Edirne)
1693	Death of Mehmed IV (Age: 51 years old, Period: January 6, 1693)
Unknown	Marriage (Mehmed bin Ibrahim, Afife Kadın, Period: Exact marriage date unknown, Location: Exact location unknown. Related to the Ottoman court)

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Group	List
Ottoman Empire	Mehmed II Bayezid II Selim I Suleiman I Selim II Murad III Mehmed III Ahmed I Murad IV Mehmed IV Mustafa II Ahmed III
Safavid dynasty	Suleiman I Abbas I Shah Ismail I Tahmasp I Ismail II Safi I Abbas II Sultan Hossein Nader Shah
Trade and Diplomacy	Piri Reis Hayreddin Pasha Turgut Reis Aruj Reis Abbas I Anthony Shirley Robert Shirley Jean Chardin Pietro della Valle William Baffin

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