Şehzade Mustafa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the son of Suleiman the Magnificent. For the son of Bayezid I, see Mustafa Çelebi. For the son of Mehmed I, see Küçük Mustafa. Şehzade Mustafa Miniature of Şehzade Mustafa.jpg An Ottoman miniature of Şehzade Mustafa Spouse Rumeysa Sultan Issue Nergisşah Sultan Şehzade Mehmed Şehzade Orhan Şah Sultan House House of Osman Father Suleiman the Magnificent Mother Mahidevran Sultan Born 1515 Manisa, Ottoman Empire Died 6 October 1553 (aged 37–38) Konya, Ottoman Empire Şehzade Mustafa Muhlisi (Turkish pronunciation: [ʃehzaːˈde mustaˈfa muhliˈsi]) (1515, Manisa – October 6, 1553, Konya), was the prince of Manisa from 1533 to 1541 and the prince of Amasya from 1541 to 1553. He was Suleiman the Magnificents first-born son by Mahidevran Sultan. Şehzade Mustafa was the heir apparent to the Ottoman throne and a very popular prince among the people of Anatolia. He had one sister, Raziye Sultan, from her mothers side. Contents 1 Life 2 Execution 3 After the execution 4 Marriages and issue 5 Depictions in literature and popular culture 6 References Life The murder of Mustafa in 1553 was the subject of the 1561 French tragedy La Soltane by Gabriel Bounin. Mustafa was born in 1515 in Manisa to Sultan Suleiman I and his consort Mahidevran Sultan, while Suleiman was still a prince. Mustafa experienced problems in his relationship with his father since very early in his life. He was the first-born son and therefore the heir apparent to the throne, but his father, according to some historians, was more interested in Mustafas younger half-brother Şehzade Mehmed, the eldest son of Hürrem Sultan, the most prominent one of Suleimans consorts and his legal wife. Suleiman created more opportunities to the younger one and appeared to be preparing him for the throne. His fathers treatment further displeased Mustafa. Then, he faced a second shock after being sent to Amasya from the more prominent Manisa. The rule of Manisa was given to Mehmed. However, after he was sent to Amasya, Mustafa got the news of an edict written by Suleiman. To Mustafas pleasant surprise, It indicated that Mustafa was the only heir to the throne; Suleiman had sent him to Amasya not because he did not want him to be his heir, but in order to defend the east coast of the Ottoman Empire and learn how to manage a large empire.[1] This edict also relieved the Ottoman army and people, as Şehzade Mustafa was the popular successor to the throne. In Amasya, he got the news of the death of his brother Mehmed. It seemed like all barriers between the throne and Mustafa were gone, but he still faced another challenge. Another brother of Mustafa, Şehzade Bayezid, was sent to Konya for his sanjak assignment. It was a critical decision, as they were Hürrem Sultans sons, the mother of the late Mehmed. Her support of her own son, Bayezid, made Mustafas political career difficult, but he successfully ruled Amasya for 12 years. In 1547, during Sultan Suleiman’s Elkas Campaign, the sultan met with his sons Selim, Bayezid, and Mustafa in different places and talked to them about the political situation. It was long after the death of Mehmed, but the race between the three princes was still going on. Selim was sent to Anatolia as the prince of Manisa in 1544.[2] Mustafa’s life was now in danger, as Hürrem Sultan and Grand Vizier Rüstem Pasha made a court alliance against him in favor of Hürrems sons, Selim and Bayezid.
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