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Ahmed I
Ahmed I
1590 CE–1617 CE · Constantinople
Ahmed I was an Ottoman ruler who came to the throne as a teenager in 1603. He is remembered for commissioning the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, popularly known as the Blue Mosque. He also altered the rules of succession, moving away from the practice of fratricide toward seniority within the dynasty. He died in 1617.
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- Shah Abbas I the Great· 1571 CE–1629 CE
- Jahangir· 1569 CE–1627 CE
- Gustavus Adolphus· 1594 CE–1632 CE
- Osman II· 1604 CE–1622 CE
- Mustafa I· 1591 CE–1639 CE
- Wanli Emperor· 1563 CE–1620 CE
- Michael I· 1596 CE–1645 CE
- Massasoit (Ousamequin)· 1581 CE–1661 CE
- Mehmed III· 1566 CE–1603 CE
- Njinga Mbande· 1583 CE–1663 CE
- Powhatan (Wahunsenacawh)· 1547 CE–1618 CE
- Murad IV· 1612 CE–1640 CE
- Naresuan the Great· 1555 CE–1605 CE
- Tokugawa Ieyasu· 1543 CE–1616 CE
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