Video - Rebellion and Repercussions: The Fall of Sultan Mustafa Khan

The sipahis, who were involved in the riots in Anatolia and the martyrdom of Young Osman, rebelled during a council meeting in order to erase the hatred they gained from the public and demanded that the murderers of Sultan Osman Khan be found. Thereupon, people called Kara Dâvûd Pasha and Kalenderoğlu were caught and executed. On the other hand, Polish Cossacks, who wanted to benefit from the internal turmoil of the Ottoman Empire, did not comply with the conditions of the previously signed treaty and attacked the Ottoman coast with around one hundred and fifty small ships called şayka. Dâmâd Receb Pasha, the Black Sea sergeant sent against the Cossacks, followed the Cossacks and sank many of their ships in front of Kilgra, captured 21 ships and returned to Istanbul with five thousand prisoners. The turmoil that occurred in Istanbul and the rebellions that occurred in Anatolia were stronger at the beginning of the Ottoman Empire. It required the existence of a determined and intelligent sultan. For this reason, Kemankeş Ali Pasha, who was appointed grand vizier in 1623, Şeyhülislâm Yahyâ Efendi and other state officials gathered and decided that Sultan Mustafa should no longer remain in the sultanate. As a matter of fact, with the fatwa given, on September 10, 1623, Sultan Mustafa was dethroned for the second time and was replaced by Murad IV Khan. Sultan Mustafa Khan had a weak and delicate body. His face was always pale and he had a sad look. He was extremely religious. He frequently visited shrines and distributed a lot of alms. He spent his life in the palace in worship, reading religious works and the Quran. Since he had no interest in the sultanate, he did not show the slightest dissatisfaction in either situation, and abdicated with joy. Sultan Mustafa Khan, who passed away in Topkapı Palace on January 20, 1639, is buried in his tomb opposite the Hagia Sophia Mosque.