Mustafa IV

Placed on the throne in 1807 by a Janissary revolt against Selim III’s Westernizing reforms, Mustafa IV represented a brief conservative backlash. Backed by anti-reform factions, he promptly dismantled the New Order army and reversed previous modernization attempts. When reformist forces under Mustafa Bayraktar marched on the capital to restore Selim III, a panicked Mustafa IV ordered Selim's assassination. His turbulent reign lasted less than a year before he was deposed and executed.

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Year	Mustafa IV
1779	Birth of Mustafa IV (Period: September 8, 1779, Location: Istanbul, Republic of Turkey)
1806	Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812, Age: 26 years old, Period: 1806–1812. Began prior to the accession of Mustafa IV and continued after his deposition., Location: Balkan Peninsula, Danube Basin, Moldavia, Wallachia, Black Sea coast, etc.)
1807	Abolition of the New Order (Nizam-i Cedid) reforms (Age: 27 years old, Period: May–June 1807, Location: Military facilities in Constantinople and various parts of the Ottoman Empire) Kabakçı Mustafa Rebellion (Age: 27 years old, Period: May 25 – May 29, 1807, Location: Constantinople, capital of the Ottoman Empire (present-day Istanbul)) Deposition of Selim III (Age: 27 years old, Period: May 29, 1807, Location: Topkapı Palace (present-day Istanbul)) Accession of Mustafa IV (Age: 27 years old, Period: May 29, 1807, Location: Topkapı Palace (present-day Istanbul)) Armistice of Slobozia (Age: 27 years old, Period: August 24, 1807, Location: Slobozia (present-day southeastern Romania))
1808	Alemdar Incident (Age: 28 years old, Period: July 19 – July 28, 1808, Location: Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), around Topkapı Palace) March of Alemdar Mustafa Pasha and change of regime (Age: 28 years old, Period: July 19 – July 28, 1808, Location: Region extending from Ruse (present-day Bulgaria) to Constantinople, Topkapı Palace) Death of Mustafa IV (Age: 29 years old, Period: November 16, 1808) Execution of Mustafa IV (Age: 29 years old, Period: November 16, 1808 (given as November 17 in some historical sources), Location: Topkapı Palace (present-day Istanbul)) Death and burial of Mustafa IV (Age: 29 years old, Period: November 16, 1808, Location: Topkapı Palace and Tomb of Abdul Hamid I (present-day Istanbul))
Unknown	Marriage (Mustafa IV, Şevkinur Kadın, Period: Unknown, Location: Ottoman Imperial Court (exact location unknown)) Marriage (Mustafa IV, Peykıdil Kadın, Period: Unknown, Location: Ottoman Imperial Court (exact location unknown)) Marriage (Mustafa IV, Dilpezir Kadın, Period: Unknown, Location: Ottoman Imperial Court (exact location unknown)) Marriage (Mustafa IV, Seyyare Kadın, Period: Unknown, Location: Ottoman Imperial Court (exact location unknown)) Marriage (Mustafa IV, limited reliable information exists regarding spouses other than the four confirmed, Period: Unknown, Location: Unknown)

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The Ottoman Court	Mustafa III Abdul Hamid I Selim III Mustafa IV Mahmud II Abdulmejid I Abdulaziz Murad V Abdul Hamid II Mehmed V
Iranian religious movement	The Bab Baha'u'llah Subh-i-Azal 'Abdu'l-Baha Jamal al-Din al-Afghani Mirza Malkam Khan
Zionist movement	Theodor Herzl Leon Pinsker Max Nordau Edmond James de Rothschild Ahad Ha'am Eliezer Ben-Yehuda Nahum Sokolow

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