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to power by a palace conspiracy when he was just 11 years old, and he succeeded his uncle, Mustafa I (r. 1617-18, 1622-23). Until he assumed absolute power on 18 May 1632, the empire was ruled by his mother, Kösem Sultan, as na?ib-i saltanat (regent). His reign is most notable for the Ottoman-Safavid War, of which the outcome would partition the

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