1. Mustafa IV was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1807 to 1808.
12 Facts About Mustafa IV
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Mustafa IV was the son of Sultan Abdul Hamid I and Sineperver Sultan.
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Since Mustafa was the elder, he took precedence over his brother to the throne.
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Mustafa IV was Sultan Selim III's favourite crown prince, but he deceived his cousin and cooperated with the rebels to take his throne.
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Mustafa IV ascended to the throne after the deposition of his cousin, Selim, on 29 May 1807.
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Mustafa IV came to the throne in the wake of the turbulent events that led to the fatwa against Selim for "introduc[ing] among the Muslims the manners of infidels and showing an intention to suppress the Janissaries".
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Mustafa IV spared his life by smashing the cup of poison that his cousin tried to drink.
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Mustafa IV then ordered his guards to show the rebels Selim's body, and they promptly tossed it into the palace's inner courtyard.
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Mustafa IV then ascended his throne, assuming that Mahmud was dead, but the prince had been hiding in a bath furnace.
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Mustafa IV was later killed on Mahmud's orders on 16 November 1808 and was buried in his father's mausoleum.
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Mustafa IV had four known consorts, a son and a daughter, who died newborn.
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Mustafa IV's claims were never proven or taken into consideration.