Şehzade Süleyman
{{Short description|Ottoman prince (1613/1615–1635)}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Şehzade Süleyman
| title =
| image = Exterior of Sultan Ahmed I Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey 002.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = The tomb of Şehzade Süleyman is located inside the Ahmed I Mausoleum, Blue Mosque in Istanbul.
| birth_date = {{circa}} 1613/1615
| birth_place = Topkapı Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
| death_date = {{death date and age|1635|07|27|1613|df=yes}}
| death_place = Topkapı Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
| burial_place = Ahmed I Mausoleum, Blue Mosque, Constantinople
| consort = no
| spouse =
| issue =
| full name = {{langx|tr|Şehzade Süleyman bin Ahmed I}}
{{langx|ota|شہزادہ سليمان}}
| house = Ottoman
| house-type = Dynasty
| father = Ahmed I
| mother = Mahfiruz Hatun (?)
or
Kösem Sultan (?)
| religion = Sunni islam
}}
Şehzade Süleyman (Ottoman Turkish: شهزاده سليمان{{lrm}}; {{circa}} 1613/1615 – 27 July 1635) was an Ottoman prince and the son of Sultan Ahmed I. He was the brother of Murad IV and Ibrahim, and half-brother of Osman II.
Life
Şehzade Süleyman was born between 1613 and 1615 in Topkapı Palace to Sultan Ahmed I. His mother is unknown, supposed to be either Mahfiruz Hatun, Ahmed's first consort{{Cite book|title=Osmanlı: Kültür ve sanat. 10|language=tr|author=Güler Eren, Kemal Çiçek, Cem Oğuz|date=1999|quote=...başka Mehmed , Süleyman , Bayezid ve Hüseyni adlı 4 şehzade doğmuştur...|url=https://books.google.it/books?id=f9RtjS1JbOYC&q=mahfiruz+bayezid&dq=mahfiruz+bayezid&hl=it&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjxx7mLt5CMAxVyhv0HHXEVC9gQ6AF6BAgFEAM#mahfiruz%20}}{{Cite book|title=Women Leaders in Chaotic Environments|chapter= A Woman Leader in Ottoman History: Kösem Sultan (1589–1651)|author=Aylin Görgün-Baran|editor=Şefika Şule Erçetin|date=2016|page=77|quote=He married with his Haseki Mahfiruz Kadın and had princes called Genç Osman (1604), Mehmed (1605), Süleyman (1611)...}}{{Cite book|author=Thomas F. Madden|year=2016|title=Istanbul: City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World|quote=Mahfiruz Sultan bore him four sons...}} or (possibly){{sfn|Peirce|1993|p=105}} Kösem Sultan. M. Cavid Baysun, "Kösem Walide or Kösem Sultan" in ''The Encyclopaedia of Islam vol V)|quote=Through her beauty and intelligence, Kösem Walide was especially attractive to Ahmed I, and drew ahead of more senior wives in the palace. She bore the sultan four sons – Murad, Süleyman, Ibrahim and Kasim – and three daughters – 'Ayşe, Fatma and Djawharkhan. These daughters she subsequently used to consolidate her political influence by strategic marriages to different viziers.}}
After Murad IV’s accession in 1623, Süleyman was confined in the Kafes.Klaus Kreiser: Der osmanische Staat 1300–1922. München 2001, S. 1.John Freely: Inside the Seraglio: Private Lives of Sultans in Istanbul (Tauris Parke Paperbacks) Paperback – December 30, 2016.
Death
In 1635, Süleyman, his (maybe) brother Selim and his half-brother Bayezid were executed during the celebrations over the victory at Erivan.{{cite book | last=Peirce | first=Leslie P. |author-link=Leslie Peirce | title=The imperial harem : women and sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire |url=https://archive.org/details/the-imperial-harem-women-and-sovereignty-in-the-ottoman-empire-1993-pdf | publication-place=New York | date=1993 | isbn=0-19-507673-7 | oclc=27811454 |page=259}} The orders were given by Murad IV, the cause of Süleyman's execution is unknown. It was most likely that he was found favored on the throne by Murad's opponents and rivals that wanted to overthrown him.
After his death, he was buried in his father Ahmed I's mausoleum in the Blue Mosque.
References
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External links
{{Sons of the Ottoman Sultans}}
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