Ottoman Empire: Heads of State: 1453-1922Ruling House: Âl-i Osman (Kayı boyu)
The names of each ruler appear as follows: a) official name as found on the calligraphic seal or signature known as tughra, b) historical name with ordinal number in parentheses, c) nickname(s) or lakapları in italics; date of a ruler's death concealed during the ensuing interregnum is maked with an asterisk (*). |
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| Padışah [1] | |
| 29 May 1453 - 3 May 1481* | Mehmed bin Murad Hân (II. Mehmed) Fatih Sultan Mehmed, Ebulfeth, Gazi [2] |
| 4 May 1481 - 24 Apr 1512 | Bayezid bin Mehmed Hân (II. Bayezid) Adlî, Sofu, Veli [3] |
| 24 Apr 1512 - 22 Sep 1520* | Selimşah bin Bayezid Hân (I. Selim) Yavuz Sultan Selim |
| 30 Sep 1520 - 7 Sep 1566* | Süleymanşah bin Selimşah Hân (I. Süleyman) Kanuni Sultan Süleyman, Gazi, Muhteşem, Sahib-i Kiran, Sahib-ul Aşeret-el Kamilet |
| 30 Sep 1566 - 15 Dec 1574* | Selimşah bin Süleymanşah Hân (II. Selim) Sarı, Mest, Sarhoş, Sığır |
| 21 Dec 1574 - 16 Jan 1595* | Şah Murad bin Selimşah Hân (III. Murad) |
| 27 Jan 1595 - 21 Dec 1603 | Mehmed bin Murad Hân (III. Mehmed) Adlî, Eğri-fatihi |
| 21 Dec 1603 - 22 Nov 1617 | Şah Ahmed bin Mehmed Hân (I. Ahmed) Bahtî |
| 22 Nov 1617 - 26 Feb 1618 | Şah Mustafa bin Mehmed Hân (I. Mustafa) Deli |
| 26 Feb 1618 - 19 May 1622 | Şah Osman bin Ahmed Hân (II. Osman) Genç Osman, Şehit |
| 19 May 1622 - 10 Sep 1623 | Şah Mustafa bin Mehmed Hân (I. Mustafa) Deli (x) |
| 10 Sep 1623 - 8 Feb 1640 | Şah Murad bin Ahmed Hân (IV. Murad) Gazi, Fatih-i Bağdad, Sahib-i Kiran |
| 8 Feb 1640 - 8 Aug 1648 | Şah İbrahim bin Ahmed Hân (I. İbrahim) Deli |
| 8 Aug 1548 - 8 Nov 1687 | Şah Mehmed bin İbrahim Hân (IV. Mehmed) Avcı |
| 9 Nov 1687 - 22 Jun 1691 | Şah Süleyman bin İbrahim Hân (II. Süleyman) |
| 23 Jun 1691 - 6 Feb 1695 | Şah Ahmed bin İbrahim Hân (II. Ahmed) |
| 6 Feb 1695 - 22 Aug 1703 | Şah Mustafa bin Mehmed Hân (II. Mustafa) Gazi |
| 22 Aug 1703 - 1 Oct 1730 | Şah Ahmed bin Mehmed Hân (III. Ahmed) |
| 1 Oct 1730 - 13 Dec 1754 | Mahmud Hân bin Mustafa (I. Mahmud) Gazi, Kanbur |
| 14 Dec 1754 - 30 Oct 1757 | Osman Hân bin Mustafa (III. Osman) |
| 30 Oct 1757 - 21 Jun 1774 | Mustafa Hân bin Ahmed (III. Mustafa) |
| 21 Jun 1774 - 7 Apr 1789 | Abdülhamid Hân bin Ahmed (I. Abdülhamid) |
| 7 Apr 1789 - 29 May 1807 | Selim Hân bin Mustafa (III. Selim) Cihandar, İlhami |
| 29 May 1807 - 28 Jul 1808 | Mustafa Hân bin Abdülhamid (IV. Mustafa) |
| 28 Jul 1808 - 1 Jul 1839 | Mahmud Hân bin Abdülhamid, Adlî (II. Mahmud Adlî) |
| 1 Jul 1839 - 25 Jun 1861 | Abdülmecid Hân bin Mahmud (I. Abdülmecid) Gazi |
| 25 Jun 1861 - 30 May 1876 | Abdülâziz Hân bin Mahmud (I. Abdülâziz) |
| 30 May 1876 - 31 Aug 1876 | Mehmed Murad Hân bin Abdülmecid (V. Murad) |
| 31 Aug 1876 - 27 Apr 1909 | Abdülhamid Hân bin Abdülmecid (II. Abdülhamid) Gazi, Kanlı, Bedros |
| 27 Apr 1909 - 3 Jul 1918 | Mehmed Hân bin Abdülmecid, Reşad (V. Mehmed Reşad) Gazi |
| 4 Jul 1918 - 1 Nov 1922 | Mehmed Vahideddin Hân bin Abdülmecid (VI. Mehmed Vahideddin) Kara [4] |
| Sources and notes: | |
| [1] | On style see Notes. |
| [2] | Also ruled during father's abdication (Dec 1444 - May 1446). |
| [3] | Padışah (in dissidence) |
| 28 May 1481 - 23 Jun 1481 Cem bin Mehmed Hân (Cem) | |
| [4] | Authority of the Ottoman Empire is derecognized by the Constituent Assembly of Turkey (resolution dated 1 Nov 1922, adopted 2 Nov 1922); Ottoman government in Constantinople effectively collapses 4 Nov 1922; Vahideddin deposed as Halife 19 Nov 1922. |
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