13 Facts About Mehmed IV

Mehmed IV came to the throne at the age of six after his father was overthrown in a coup.

Mehmed IV went on to become the second-longest-reigning sultan in Ottoman history after Suleiman the Magnificent.

Mehmed IV was known by contemporaries as a particularly pious ruler, and was referred to as gazi, or "holy warrior" for his role in the many conquests carried out during his long reign.

In 1687, Mehmed IV was overthrown by soldiers disenchanted by the course of the ongoing War of the Holy League.

Mehmed IV subsequently retired to Edirne, where he resided and died of natural causes in 1693.

Mehmed IV ascended to the throne in 1648 at the age of six, during a very volatile time for the Ottoman dynasty.

Mehmed IV presided over the Koprulu era, an exceptionally stable period of Ottoman history.

When Mehmed IV accepted the vassalage of Petro Doroshenko, Ottoman rule extended into Podolia and Right-bank Ukraine.

Silahdar Findikli Mehmed IV Aga described Mehmed IV as a medium-sized, stocky, white-skinned, sun-burnt face, with a sparse beard, leaning forward from the waist up because he rides a lot.

Mehmed IV witnessed the double execution: he offered the man conversion to Islam so as to avoid being stoned to death.

Mehmed IV was deposed by the combined forces of Janissaries and Sekbans commanded by Osman Pasha.

Mehmed IV was buried in Turhan Sultan's tomb, near his mother's mosque in Constantinople.

Mehmed IV had an Haseki Sultan and several secondary concubines.