   mehmed iv modern turkish mehmet (ottoman turkish: ÙØ­ÙØ¯ Ø±Ø§Ø¨Ø¹ meá¸¥med-i rÄbiâ; also known as avcÄ± mehmed, mehmed the hunter; january 2, 1642 â january 6, 1693) was the sultan of the ottoman empire from 1648 to 1687. taking the throne at age six, his reign was significant as he changed the nature of the sultan's position forever by giving up most of his executive power to his grand vizier. ==biography== ===early life=== born at topkapÄ± palace, constantinople, in 1642, he was the son of sultan ibrahim (1615&ndash;48) by valide sultan turhan hatice, a ruthenian (ukrainian) concubine,natalia yakovenko."essays on history on ukraine. from the earliest times until the end of the 18th century". 1997. and the grandson of kÃ¶sem sultan of greek origin.e. van donzel, islamic desk reference: compiled from the encyclopaedia of islam, brill academic publishers, p 219robert bator, daily life in ancient and modern istanbul, runestone press, p 42douglas arthur howard, the history of turkey, greenwood press, p 195kosem sultan - britannica online encyclopedia soon after his birth, his father and mother quarreled, and ibrahim was so enraged that he tore mehmed from his mother's arms and flung the infant into a cistern. fortunately, mehmed was rescued by the harem servants. his father's actions resulted in mehmed cutting his head, which left him with a lifelong scar.john
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