AHMED I  . (1589-1617), See also:

• SULTAN (an Arabic word meaning " victorious " or " a ruler," sultat, dominion)

sultan of See also:

• TURKEY

Turkey, was the son of Mahommed III., whom he succeeded in 1603, being the first See also:

• OTTOMAN

Ottoman sultan who reached the See also:

• THRONE

throne before attaining his See also:

• MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority . He was of kindly and humane disposition, as he showed by refusing to put to See also:

• DEATH

death his See also:

• BROTHER

brother Mustafa, who eventually succeeded him . In the earlier See also:

• PART

part of his reign he gave proofs of decision and vigour, which were belied by his subsequent conduct . The See also:

• WARS

wars which attended his See also:

• ACCESSION (from Lat. accedere, to go to, to approach)

accession both in See also:

• HUNGARY
• HUNGARY (Hungarian Magyarorszdg)

Hungary and in See also:

• PERSIA

Persia terminated unfavourably for Turkey, and her See also:

• PRESTIGE

prestige received its first check in the See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace of Sitvatorok, signed in 16o6, whereby the See also:

• ANNUAL

annual See also:

• TRIBUTE (Lat. tributurn, a stated payment, contribution)

tribute paid by See also:

• AUSTRIA
• AUSTRIA, LOWER (Ger. Niederosterreich or Osterreich unter der Enns, " Austria below the river Enns ")
• AUSTRIA, UPPER (Ger. Oberosterreich or Osterreich ob der Enns, " Austria above the river Enns ")

Austria was abolished . Ahmed gave himself up to See also:

• PLEASURE (through Fr. plaisir from Lat. placere, to please; Gr. rlbovii)

pleasure during the See also:

• REMAINDER, REVERSION

remainder of his reign, which ended in 1617; and See also:

• AHMEDABAD, or AHMADABAD

AHMEDABAD 431 demoralization and corruption became as See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general throughout the public service as indiscipline in the ranks of the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army . The use of See also:

• TOBACCO

tobacco is said to have been introduced into Turkey during Ahmed I.'s reign .