Murad lll (jan 1, 1546 – jan 1, 1595)
Description:
Murad lll was an Ottoman Sultan in 1574-1595. Murad continued his predecessors’ military offensive: he took Fez from the Portuguese in 1578; fought a war against Iran that extended his rule to Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Iran; and began a long war against Austria which saw an alliance of Ottoman vassal rules with Austria in defiance of the Ottoman Empire. Murad came under the influence of the women of the harem and his courtiers, ignoring his grand vizier. Under Murad, nepotism, heavy taxes, and inflation contributed to the decline of Ottoman administrative institutions and the Janissary corps degenerated into a body of ruffians.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1546
jan 1, 1595
~ 49 years