| Şehzade Mehmed | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 March 1605 Istanbul,Ottoman Empire (modern dayIstanbul,Turkey) |
| Died | 12 January 1621(1621-01-12) (aged 15) Istanbul,Ottoman Empire |
| Burial | Ahmed I Mausoleum,Blue Mosque,Istanbul |
| Father | Ahmed I |
| Mother | Kösem Sultan |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Şehzade Mehmed (Ottoman Turkish:شہزادہ محمد; 11 March 1605 – 12 January 1621) was an Ottoman prince and son of SultanAhmed I andKösem Sultan (Ahmed'sHaseki and legal wife.)
Şehzade Mehmed was born on 11 March 1605 inIstanbul. He was the second son of his father SultanAhmed I and the first of his motherKösem Sultan, Ahmed'sHaseki sultan.[1][2][3] In January 1609, Mehmed began his education under the guardianship of Hoca Ömer Efendi, together with his elder half brother, Şehzade Osman (future SultanOsman II).[4]
After his father's death in 1617, when Mehmed was twelve years old,[1] his uncle SultanMustafa I ascended the throne. However, he was soon deposed and replaced by Osman in 1618.[5]
Osman had asked the Şeyhülislam Hocazade Esad Efendi for an affirmative legal opinion to execute his brother. However, Esad Efendi refused to issue legal opinion. The Chief Judge of Rumeli Kemaleddin Efendi instead affirmed the execution of the prince.[6] And so on 12 January 1621,[7][8] Mehmed was executed. When the executioners were stretching rope on his neck he spoke:
"Osman! I wish from Allah your reign get ruined, I hope you could not reign as much as what you have deprived me of my life!"[9]
Twelve days following his death, a harsh snow fall in Istanbul which was considered as Allah’s message to Osman that he killed his brother.[9] Osman ordered Mehmed's execution before leaving the capital for the Polish campaign.[10][11]
He was buried beside his father in his mausoleum[12] located inBlue Mosque, Istanbul.[13]
In 2015Turkish historical fiction TV seriesMuhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem, Şehzade Mehmed is portrayed by Turkish actorBurak Dakak.
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