Şehzade Mustafa

Ottoman prince; son of Suleiman the Magnificent (1515-1553)

Key facts

Tenure: 16 June 1541 – 6 October 1553
Born: c. 1515 , Manisa Palace, Manisa , Ottoman Empire
Died: 6 October 1553 (1553-10-06) (aged 37–38), Ereğli , Konya , Ottoman Empire
Burial: Muradiye Complex , Bursa
Issue: Fatma Sultan, Nergisşah Sultan, Şehzade Mehmed, Şah Sultan, Şehzade Ahmed, Şehzade Orhan
Dynasty: Ottoman
Father: Suleiman the Magnificent
Mother: Mahidevran Hatun
Religion: Sunni Islam

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ottoman Empire
Place of birth: Manisa
Place of death: Ereğli
Spouse: Rumeysa Sultan
Father: Suleiman the Magnificent
Mother: Mahidevran Hatun
Sibling: Şehzade Abdullah
Occupation: governor
Religion: Islam
Family: Ottoman dynasty
Image: Şehzade Mustafa.jpg

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allegiance: Ottoman Empire
date of death: 1553-10-06
date of birth: 1515-00-00
Commons category: Şehzade Mustafa
name in native language: شاهزاده مصطفى
manner of death: capital punishment
cause of death: strangling
different from: Şehzade Mustafa
relative: Rüstem Paşa

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Encyclopedic overview

Mustafa's circumcision, 1530 Şehzade Mustafa (Ottoman Turkish: شهزاده مصطفى; c.1516/1517 – 6 October 1553) was an Ottoman prince, son of sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and his concubine Mahidevran Hatun. He was Suleiman's oldest surviving son, governor of Manisa from 1533 to 1541 and of Amasya from 1541 to 1553, when he was executed by his father's order on charges of sedition and treason.

Early life

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