Ahmed II

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Ahmed II
Ottoman Sultan
Caliph
Reigned: Ottoman Period
Full name Ahmed II
Predecessor Suleiman II
Successor Mustafa II
Reign 1691–95

Ahmed II (Ottoman Turkish: احمد ثانى Aḥmed-i sānī) (February 25, 1643February 6, 1695) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691 to 1695. Ahmed II was the son of Sultan Ibrahim I (1640–48) and succeeded his brother Suleiman II (1687–91) in 1691.

Ahmed II's best known act was to confirm Mustafa Köprülü as grand vizier. Only a few weeks after his accession the Ottoman Empire sustained a crushing defeat at the Battle of Slankamen from the Austrians under Margrave Louis William of Baden and was driven from Hungary. During the four years of his reign disaster followed on disaster, and in 1695 Ahmed II died, worn out by disease and sorrow.

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Ahmed II
Born: February 25, 1643 Died: February 6, 1695
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Suleiman II
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Jun 22, 1691 - Feb 6, 1695
Succeeded by
Mustafa II
Sunni Islam titles
Preceded by
Suleiman II
Caliph of Islam
Jun 22, 1691 - Feb 6, 1695
Succeeded by
Mustafa II
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