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| sultans of the ottoman empire | |
| 1546 births | |
| 1595 deaths | |
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Murad III (, 1546 – January 15 , 1595 ) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 until his death. Murad III was the eldest son of sultan Selim II (1566–74) and Nur-Banu (née ''Cecilia Venier-Baffo'') and succeeded his father in 1574. His authority was undermined by the Harem influences, more specifically, of '' Valide Sultan '' Nur Banu and later Murad III's favorite wife Safiye Sultan . The power had only been maintained under Selim II by the genius of the all-powerful Grand Vizier Mehmed Sokollu . For, though Sokollu remained in office until his assassination in October 1579 . The reign of Murad III was marked by wars with Iran and Austria and Ottoman economic decline and institutional decay. |
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