Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire 1300–1923
Caroline Finkel
Ahmed I and the Blue Mosque, patronage and faction in the early seventeenth-century court.
The World During Their Reign
The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
James VI and I
England
1603–1617
Jahangir I
Mughal Empire
1605–1617
Wanli Emperor
China
1603–1617
Philip III of Spain
Spain
1603–1617
James VI and I
Scotland
1603–1617
Philip III of Spain
Portugal
1603–1617
Akbar
Mughal Empire
1603–1605
Tokugawa Hidetada
Japan (Shogunate)
1605–1617
Pope Paul V
Papacy
1605–1617
Mehmed III
Ottoman Empire
1603–1603
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Japan (Shogunate)
1603–1605
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1603–1612
Henry IV of France
France
1603–1610
Louis XIII of France
France
1610–1617
Emperor Go-Yōzei
Japan
1603–1611
Charles IX of Sweden
Sweden
1604–1611
Emperor Go-Mizunoo
Japan
1611–1617
Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1612–1617
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
Sweden
1611–1617
Pope Clement VIII
Papacy
1603–1605
Meanwhile in history
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Further Reading
Well-regarded biographies and histories to go deeper on Ahmed I's life and times.
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