Sultans of the Early Modern Ottoman Empire

List of People: West Asia

The Early Modern Ottoman Empire was driven by formidable sultans who expanded power across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Mehmed II conquered Constantinople in 1453, transforming the realm into an empire. Selim I absorbed Syria and Egypt, securing control over Islamic holy sites. Suleiman the Magnificent advanced military, legal, and cultural achievements. Later rulers like Murad IV asserted central authority, while Ahmed III navigated the cultural Tulip Period. Together, they shaped West Asian history through governance, legal reform, and architectural heritage.

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1494
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1546
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Year	West Asia
1432	Birth of Mehmed II (Location: Edirne, Republic of Turkey)
1448	Birth of Bayezid II (Location: Didymoteicho, Greece (formerly Dimetoka))
1465	Birth of Piri Reis (Location: Presumed to be Gelibolu (Gallipoli, Turkey). Another theory suggests Karaman.)
1470	Birth of Selim I (Location: Amasya, Republic of Turkey)
1474	Birth of Aruj Reis (Location: Mytilene, Lesbos Island, Hellenic Republic)
1481	Death of Mehmed II
1483	Birth of Hayreddin Pasha (Location: Gera region (around Palaiokipos), Lesbos Island, Hellenic Republic)
1485	Birth of Turgut Reis (Location: Near Bodrum, Muğla Province, Turkey (around the present-day Turgutreis district))
1487	Birth of Shah Ismail I (Location: Ardabil (present-day Iran))
1494	Birth of Suleiman I (Location: Trabzon, Turkey)
1512	Death of Bayezid II
1514	Birth of Tahmasp I (Location: Near Isfahan (near Shahabad village, Isfahan Province, present-day Iran))
1518	Death of Aruj Reis
1520	Death of Selim I
1524	Death of Shah Ismail I Birth of Selim II (Location: Istanbul, Republic of Turkey)
1537	Birth of Ismail II (Location: Qom (present-day Iran))
1546	Birth of Murad III (Location: Manisa, Turkey) Death of Hayreddin Pasha
1553	Death of Piri Reis
1565	Birth of Anthony Shirley (Location: Around Wiston, West Sussex, England) Death of Turgut Reis
1566	Birth of Mehmed III (Location: Manisa, Republic of Turkey) Death of Suleiman I
1571	Birth of Abbas I (Location: Herat (present-day Afghanistan))
1574	Death of Selim II
1576	Death of Tahmasp I
1577	Death of Ismail II
1581	Birth of Robert Shirley (Location: Around Wiston, Sussex, England (present-day West Sussex))
1584	Birth of William Baffin (Location: Presumed to be London, England)
1586	Birth of Pietro della Valle (Location: Rome, Italy)
1590	Birth of Ahmed I (Location: Manisa, Republic of Turkey)
1595	Death of Murad III
1603	Death of Mehmed III
1611	Birth of Safi I (Location: Kashan (present-day Iran), according to records)
1612	Birth of Murad IV (Location: Istanbul, Turkey)
1617	Death of Ahmed I
1622	Death of William Baffin
1628	Death of Robert Shirley
1629	Death of Abbas I
1632	Birth of Abbas II (Location: Qazvin (present-day Iran))
1638	Death of Anthony Shirley
1640	Death of Murad IV
1642	Birth of Mehmed IV (Location: Istanbul, Republic of Turkey) Death of Safi I
1643	Birth of Jean Chardin (Location: Paris, French Republic)
1652	Death of Pietro della Valle
1664	Birth of Mustafa II (Location: Edirne, Turkey)
1666	Death of Abbas II
1668	Birth of Sultan Hossein (Location: Isfahan (present-day Iran))
1673	Birth of Ahmed III (Location: Dobrich, Republic of Bulgaria (then Hajioğlu Pazarcık))
1693	Death of Mehmed IV
1698	Birth of Nader Shah (Location: Near Dastgerd in northeastern Iran (present-day Khorasan region; details of birth_place have uncertainties))
1703	Death of Mustafa II
1713	Death of Jean Chardin
1727	Death of Sultan Hossein
1736	Death of Ahmed III
1747	Death of Nader Shah

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