Mighty sovereigns of Ottoman throne: Sultan Mehmed III
by Ekrem Buğra Ekinci Dec 17, 2021 - 10:23 am GMT+3 This illustration shows Sultan Mehmed III, the 13th ruler of the Ottoman Empire. (Wikimedia / edited by Büşra Öztürk) Sultan Mehmed III, who was the last prince to be sent to the governorship and ascended to the throne in the Ottoman Empire, conquered Eger and won't the Battle of Keresztes Sultan Mehmed III was the 13th Ottoman sultan and the 72nd Islamic caliph, and the son of Sultan Murad III . When Sultan Suleiman I, also known as Suleiman the Magnificent , learned that he had a grandson just before his death in the Szigetvar campaign, he named the child after his great grandfather Sultan Mehmed II, also known as Mehmed the Conqueror . A portrait of Sultan Mehmed III. (Sabah File Photo) Having received a good education from the greatest scholars of the time, Şehzade (Prince) Mehmed III was circumcised in a magnificent ceremony and sent to Manisa as a governor. He was the last şehzade sent to a sanjak as a go...