Ottoman Sultans' Practice of Eliminating Siblings to Secure Throne

It was a common practice in the Ottoman Empire for sultans to kill or imprison their own brothers to prevent any claims to the throne, with Mehmed III famously having 19 siblings executed.

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telexHungarian3d ago

Az Oszmán Birodalomban bevett dolog volt, hogy a szultán megölesse vagy bebörtönözze a saját testvéreit

III. Mehmed például 19 testvérét ölette meg, hogy még véletlenül se lépjenek fel trónkövetelési igénnyel.

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Ottoman Sultans' Practice of Eliminating Siblings to Secure Throne

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Az Oszmán Birodalomban bevett dolog volt, hogy a szultán megölesse vagy bebörtönözze a saját testvéreit

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