Placed on the throne in 1807 by a Janissary revolt against Selim III’s Westernizing reforms, Mustafa IV represented a brief conservative backlash. Backed by anti-reform factions, he promptly dismantled the New Order army and reversed previous modernization attempts. When reformist forces under Mustafa Bayraktar marched on the capital to restore Selim III, a panicked Mustafa IV ordered Selim's assassination. His turbulent reign lasted less than a year before he was deposed and executed.
Timeline
Category
Element
Year
Mustafa IV
1779
Birth of Mustafa IV (Period: September 8, 1779, Location: Istanbul, Republic of Turkey)
1806
Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812, Age: 26 years old, Period: 1806–1812. Began prior to the accession of Mustafa IV and continued after his deposition., Location: Balkan Peninsula, Danube Basin, Moldavia, Wallachia, Black Sea coast, etc.)
1807
Abolition of the New Order (Nizam-i Cedid) reforms (Age: 27 years old, Period: May–June 1807, Location: Military facilities in Constantinople and various parts of the Ottoman Empire)
Kabakçı Mustafa Rebellion (Age: 27 years old, Period: May 25 – May 29, 1807, Location: Constantinople, capital of the Ottoman Empire (present-day Istanbul))
Deposition of Selim III (Age: 27 years old, Period: May 29, 1807, Location: Topkapı Palace (present-day Istanbul))
Accession of Mustafa IV (Age: 27 years old, Period: May 29, 1807, Location: Topkapı Palace (present-day Istanbul))
Armistice of Slobozia (Age: 27 years old, Period: August 24, 1807, Location: Slobozia (present-day southeastern Romania))
1808
Alemdar Incident (Age: 28 years old, Period: July 19 – July 28, 1808, Location: Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), around Topkapı Palace)
March of Alemdar Mustafa Pasha and change of regime (Age: 28 years old, Period: July 19 – July 28, 1808, Location: Region extending from Ruse (present-day Bulgaria) to Constantinople, Topkapı Palace)
Death of Mustafa IV (Age: 29 years old, Period: November 16, 1808)
Execution of Mustafa IV (Age: 29 years old, Period: November 16, 1808 (given as November 17 in some historical sources), Location: Topkapı Palace (present-day Istanbul))
Death and burial of Mustafa IV (Age: 29 years old, Period: November 16, 1808, Location: Topkapı Palace and Tomb of Abdul Hamid I (present-day Istanbul))
Unknown
Marriage (Mustafa IV, Şevkinur Kadın, Period: Unknown, Location: Ottoman Imperial Court (exact location unknown))
Marriage (Mustafa IV, Peykıdil Kadın, Period: Unknown, Location: Ottoman Imperial Court (exact location unknown))
Marriage (Mustafa IV, Dilpezir Kadın, Period: Unknown, Location: Ottoman Imperial Court (exact location unknown))
Marriage (Mustafa IV, Seyyare Kadın, Period: Unknown, Location: Ottoman Imperial Court (exact location unknown))
Marriage (Mustafa IV, limited reliable information exists regarding spouses other than the four confirmed, Period: Unknown, Location: Unknown)
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