Why Sultan Murad Killed His Brother?
Ibrahim's Other Brothers Şehzade Bayezid, Şehzade Suleiman and Şehzade Kasım Had Been Executed by the Order of Sultan Murad Iv, and Because of That Ibrahim...
Ibrahim's other brothers Şehzade Bayezid, Şehzade Suleiman and Şehzade Kasım had been executed by the order of Sultan Murad IV, and because of that Ibrahim feared that he was next in the line. However, after his brother's death, Ibrahim became the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Why Ottoman sultans locked away their brothers?
Fratricide among rival princes was legal and widely practiced until 1603, so confinement to the palace was actually an improvement. Of course, the crown prince could never shed the blood of his brothers. ... So he had them strangled instead.
Was Sultan Murad cruel?
His cruelty became legendary, and, in his later years, he killed people, especially females, just because off ill humour or a whim. Murad was an uncultivated, strong-willed, dark-eyed giant and he was immensely cruel. ... His popular brother Bayezid was highly skilled in jousting and in 1635 he threw Murad off in a joust.
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