14 Facts About Mustafa I

Mustafa I was the son of sultan Mehmed III and Halime Sultan.

Mustafa I was son of Sultan Mehmed III and Halime Hatun, an Abkhazian concubine.

Mustafa I lived at first in the Old Palace, along with his mother, and grandmother Safiye Sultan and later in the Kafes until Ahmed's death in 1617.

The Chief Black Eunuch Mustafa I Agha objected, citing Mustafa I's mental problems, but he was overruled.

Mustafa I's rise created a new succession principle of seniority that would last until the end of the Empire.

Mustafa I pulled off the turbans of his viziers and yanked their beards.

In 1618, after a short rule, another palace faction deposed him in favour of his young nephew Osman II, and Mustafa I was sent back to the Old Palace.

Nevertheless, according to Baki Tezcan, there is not enough evidence to properly establish that Mustafa I was mentally imbalanced when he came to the throne.

Mustafa I commenced his second reign by executing all those who had taken any part in the murder of Sultan Osman.

Mustafa I's mental condition unimproved, Mustafa was a puppet controlled by his mother and brother-in-law, the grand vizier Kara Davud Pasha.

Mustafa I believed that Osman II was still alive and was seen searching for him throughout the palace, knocking on doors and crying out to his nephew to relieve him from the burden of sovereignty.

Mustafa I agreed, on the condition that Mustafa's life would be spared.

Mustafa I was sent in the Kafes for the rest of his life, while his mother was sent to the Old Palace, where she died.

Mustafa I is buried in the courtyard of the Haghia Sophia.