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Mahmud I

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Mahmud I (1696–1754)

Ottoman sultan from 1730. After restoring order to the empire in Istanbul in 1730, he suppressed the janissary rebellion in 1731 and waged war against Persia 1731–46. He led successful wars against Austria and Russia, concluded by the Treaty of Belgrade in 1739. He was a patron of the arts and also carried out reform of the army.



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