|
|
Ahmed was only in power for 4 years,
and he proved to be a sultan with little strength and independence. But his
reign did manage to leave some traces. The most important was encouraging tribal
settlement in Anatolia by nomadic Turkmen tribes, and modernizing the land
administration system.His years were marked by the
unsuccessful wars against Austria and Venice, in which important territories
were lost. Internally, there were uprisings in Syria, Hijaz and Iraq.
BIOGRAPHY
1642 August 1: Born.
1691: Ahmed, who for years had been imprisoned, becomes sultan.
— The Ottoman forces are defeated by the Austrians at Slankamen. Grand
vizier Mustafa Köprülü dies in the battle. The empire loses large parts
of Hungary.
1692: Venice attacks Crete which had been taken away from them under
the rule of sultan Ibrahim.
1694: The Venetians take control over Chios.
1695 February 6: Dies in Edirne.