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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;panzerman, post: 24762847, member: 77704&quot;]Ottoman Empire/ Turkey</p><p>AV Altin AH 1222/1 (1808)</p><p>Kostantiniye Mint</p><p>Sultan Mustafa IV 1807-8AD</p><p>Mustafa usurped power in 1807 from his Uncle (Sultan Selim III) His reign was a disaster/ which led to open rebellions against his illegitimit rule. As rebels stormed his palace/ he ordered the murder of his Uncle and his Brother Mahmud in the Topkafi Palace/ to show the rebels that he was the sole heir to the throne. Selim was killed/ but Mahmud skillfully hid from Mustafa&#039;s assassins. Later/ as the rebels still demanded Mustafa to step down/ Mahmud came out from hiding and was declared Sultan by the people.&nbsp; Once Sultan he had Mustafa executed.[ATTACH=full]1584036[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1584039[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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