Edirne Incident

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The Edirne Incident was a 1703 Ottoman uprising in which rebellious soldiers and religious leaders deposed Sultan Mustafa II, marking a major turning point in the empire’s political history.

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Edirne Incident canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political crisis ⓘ
uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Edirne Event ⓘ
linked to: Edirne

Edirne Vakası ⓘ
chronologicalPlacement early 18th century ⓘ
country Ottoman Empire ⓘ
describedAs major turning point in Ottoman political history ⓘ
endTime 1703 ⓘ
followedBy Tulip Era ⓘ
reign of Ahmed III ⓘ
hasCause discontent among Janissaries ⓘ
discontent among religious scholars ⓘ
economic hardship in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
influence of court favorites and advisors around Mustafa II ⓘ
perceived neglect of Istanbul by Sultan Mustafa II ⓘ
unpopular fiscal and military policies ⓘ
hasEffect accession of Sultan Ahmed III ⓘ
demonstration of limits of absolutist rule in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
deposition of Sultan Mustafa II ⓘ
end of Mustafa II’s Edirne-centered court policy ⓘ
erosion of central authority over provincial power-holders ⓘ
increased political influence of the ulema ⓘ
increased role of military and religious elites in succession politics ⓘ
reassertion of Istanbul as primary political center ⓘ
shift in balance between palace, army, and religious establishment ⓘ
strengthening of the Janissaries’ political role ⓘ
weakening of the sultan’s personal authority ⓘ
location Edirne ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ
participant Istanbul populace ⓘ
Janissaries ⓘ
Sultan Ahmed III ⓘ
linked to: Ahmed III

Sultan Mustafa II ⓘ
ulema ⓘ
Şeyhülislam Feyzullah Efendi ⓘ
partOf history of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
precededBy reign of Mustafa II ⓘ
linked to: Sultan Mustafa II
significantEvent execution of Feyzullah Efendi ⓘ
issuing of a fatwa against Mustafa II ⓘ
march of rebels from Istanbul to Edirne ⓘ
proclamation of Ahmed III as sultan ⓘ
startTime 1703 ⓘ
topic Janissary revolts ⓘ
linked to: Janissary revolt

Ottoman succession crises ⓘ
ulema political influence ⓘ

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Sultan Mustafa II → event → Edirne Incident ⓘ