Murad III

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Murad III (Arabic: مراد الثالث) (July 4, 1546 – January 15, 1595) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 until his death.

Murad III was the eldest son of sultan Selim II (1566–74) and valide sultan Nur-Banu (née Cecilia Venier-Baffo) and succeeded his father in 1574. His authority was undermined by the harem influences, more specifically, those of his mother and later of his favorite wife Safiye Sultan. The power had only been maintained under Selim II by the genius of the all-powerful grand vizier Mehmed Sokollu who remained in office until his assassination in October 1579. The reign of Murad III was marked by wars with Iran and Austria and Ottoman economic decline and institutional decay.

	Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
Click opposite to show/hide Rise (1299 – 1453) Osman I Orhan I Murad I Bayezid I Mehmed I Murad II Mehmed II Growth (1453 – 1683) Bayezid II Selim I Suleiman I Selim II Murad III Mehmed III Ahmed I Mustafa I Osman II Murad IV Stagnation (1683 – 1827) Ibrahim I Mehmed IV Suleiman II Ahmed II Mustafa II Ahmed III Mahmud I Osman III Mustafa III Abdul Hamid I Selim III Mustafa IV Mahmud II Decline (1828 – 1908) Abd-ul-Mejid I Abd-ul-Aziz Murad V Abdulhamid II Mehmed V Dissolution (1908 – 1923) Mehmed VI

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