22. Ottoman Sultan
Mustafa II
- Reign
- 1695 – 1703
- Born
- 1664
- Died
- 1703
The Treaty of Karlowitz was signed in his reign; the Ottomans lost extensive territory for the first time.
Sultan Mustafa II was born in Istanbul on 6 February 1664. His father was Sultan Mehmed IV, his mother Emetullah Rabia Gülnuş Sultan, who was of Cretan origin. He received a strong education in the sciences. On the third day after coming to the throne he issued an imperial rescript setting out what he would do. In it he wrote: "We have forbidden ourselves pleasure, indulgence and ease."
"I have no need of riches or treasure. When it comes to it I will eat dry bread. I will spend my body in the way of religion. I will endure every kind of hardship. Until my service to my nation is complete I will not return from campaign. I shall certainly go on campaign in person."
- Sons: Mahmud I, Osman III, Küçük Ahmed, Hüseyin, Selim, Mehmed, Murad, Osman
- Daughters: Ümmügülsüm, Ayşe, Emetullah, Emine, Rukiye, Safiye, Zahide, Atike, Fatma, Zeyneb
Source: Osmanlı Tarihi Interaktif CD-ROM (Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları XXXI. Dizi-Sa.2)