Sultan Ahmed II was the 21st Ottoman sultan. In 1691, upon his elder brother Sultan Suleiman II’s death, he was enthroned in Edirne at the age of 48.
When Sultan Ahmed II was informed that he would ascend the
throne, he recited the verse of the Quran which reads, “Allah, is the Lord of all dominion! He gives dominion to whom he wills, and exalts whom he wills.” (Surah Ali ‘Imran: 26).Then he said: ” I did not aspire to this position. I didn’t demand it. I didn’t expect it either. Allah blessed it to this poor servant. I don’t know how to be grateful for this blessing.”
During his reign, Ahmed II devoted most of his attention to the wars against the Habsburgs and related foreign policy, governmental and economic issues.
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