List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire – Wikipedia

No. Sultan Portrait Reigned from Reigned until Time in office Tughra Notes Coinage 1 Osman I
ĠĀZĪ (the Warrior) c. 1299 c. 1326[19] 27 years, 0 days —
[c]

• Son of Ertuğrul Bey[20] and an unknown woman.[21]
• Reigned until his death.

2 Orhan
ĠĀZĪ (the Warrior) c. 1326[19] 1362 36 years, 0 days

• Son of Osman I and Malhun Hatun.[21]
• Reigned until his death.[22]

— Musa Çelebi
The Second Sultan of Rumelia 18 February 1411 5 July 1413[28] 2 years, 0 days —

• Acquired the title of The Sultan of Rumelia for the European portion of the empire[29] on 18 February 1411, just after the death of Süleyman Çelebi.
• Killed on 5 July 1413 by Mehmed Çelebi’s forces in the battle of Çamurlu Derbent near Samokov in Bulgaria.[30]

Sultanate resumed — Mustafa Çelebi
The Third Sultan of Rumelia — January 1419 May 1422

3 years, 120 days —

• Son of Bayezid I
• Executed by Murad II

7 Mehmed II
FĀTİḤ (The Conqueror) 1444 1446 2 years, 0 days

• Son of Murad II and Hüma Hatun.[21]
• Surrendered the throne to his father after having asked him to return to power, along with rising threats from Janissaries.[32]

(6) Murad II
KOCA (The Great) 1446 3 February 1451 5 years, 33 days

• Second reign;
• Forced to return to the throne following a Janissary insurgence;[33]
• Reigned until his death.

8 Bayezid II
VELÎ (The Saint) 19 May 1481 25 April 1512 30 years, 342 days

• Son of Mehmed II and Gülbahar Sultan.[21]
• Abdicated.
• Died near Didymoteicho on 26 May 1512.[35]

— Cem Sultan 28 May 1481 20 June 1481 23 days

• Son of Mehmed II
• Acquired the title Cem bin Mehmed Han.[36]
• Died in exile

10 Suleiman I
MÛHTEŠEM (The Magnificent)
or KANÛNÎ (The Lawgiver) قانونى 30 September 1520 6 September 1566 45 years, 341 days

• Son of Selim I and Hafsa Sultan;
• Died of natural causes in his tent during the Siege of Szigetvár in 1566.[38]

11 Selim II
SARI (The Blond)

Fatih Cyprus (The Conqueror of Cyprus)
Sarhoş (The Drunk)

29 September 1566 21 December 1574 8 years, 83 days

• Son of Suleiman I and Hürrem Sultan;
• Reigned until his death.[39]

12 Murad III
Dindar (The Pious) 22 December 1574 16 January 1595 20 years, 25 days

• Son of Selim II and Nurbanu Sultan;
• Reigned until his death.[40]

13 Mehmed III
ADLÎ (The Just) 16 January 1595 22 December 1603 8 years, 340 days

• Son of Murad III and Safiye Sultan;
• Reigned until his death;[41]

14 Ahmed I
BAḪTī (The Fortunate) 22 December 1603 22 November 1617 13 years, 335 days

• Son of Mehmed III and Handan Sultan;
• Reigned until his death.[42]

16 Osman II
GENÇ (The Young)
ŞEHÎD (The Martyr)
شهيد 26 February 1618 19 May 1622

4 years, 82 days

• Son of Ahmed I and Mahfiruz Hatun;
• Deposed in a Janissary riot on 19 May 1622;
• Murdered on 20 May 1622 by the Grand Vizier Kara Davud Pasha.[44]

(15) Mustafa I
DELİ (The Mad) 20 May 1622 10 September 1623 1 year, 113 days

• Second reign;
• Returned to the throne after the assassination of his nephew Osman II;
• Deposed due to his poor mental health and confined until his death in Istanbul on 20 January 1639.[43]

17 Murad IV
SAHİB-Î KIRAN
The Conqueror of Baghdad
ĠĀZĪ (The Warrior)
غازى 10 September 1623 8 February 1640 16 years, 151 days

• Son of Ahmed I and Kösem Sultan.
• Reigned until his death.[45]

18 Ibrahim
DELİ (The Mad)
The Conqueror of Crete
ŞEHÎD 9 February 1640 8 August 1648 8 years, 181 days

• Son of Ahmed I and Kösem Sultan;
• Deposed on 8 August 1648 in a coup led by the Sheikh ul-Islam;
• Strangled in Istanbul on 18 August 1648[46] at the behest of the Grand Vizier Mevlevî Mehmed Paşa (Sofu Mehmed Pasha).

20 Suleiman II
ĠĀZĪ (The Warrior) 8 November 1687 22 June 1691 3 years, 226 days

• Son of Ibrahim and Aşub Sultan;
• Reigned until his death.[48]

21 Ahmed II
ḪĀN ĠĀZĪ (The Warrior Prince) 22 June 1691 6 February 1695 3 years, 229 days

• Son of Ibrahim and Muazzez Sultan;
• Reigned until his death.[49]

22 Mustafa II
ĠĀZĪ (The Warrior) 6 February 1695 22 August 1703 8 years, 197 days

• Son of Mehmed IV and Gülnuş Sultan;
• Deposed on 22 August 1703 by a Janissary uprising known as the Edirne Event;
• Died in Istanbul on 8 January 1704.[50]

23 Ahmed III
ĠĀZĪ (The Warrior) 22 August 1703 1 October 1730 27 years, 40 days

• Son of Mehmed IV and Gülnuş Sultan;
• Deposed in consequence of the Janissary rebellion led by Patrona Halil;
• Died on 1 July 1736.[51]

24 Mahmud I
ĠĀZĪ (The Warrior)
KAMBUR (The Hunchback) 2 October 1730 13 December 1754 24 years, 72 days

• Son of Mustafa II and Saliha Sultan;
• Reigned until his death.[52]

25 Osman III
SOFU (The Devout) 13 December 1754 30 October 1757 2 years, 321 days

• Son of Mustafa II and Şehsuvar Sultan;
• Reigned until his death.[53]

26 Mustafa III
YENİLİKÇİ (The First Innovative) 30 October 1757 21 January 1774 16 years, 83 days

• Son of Ahmed III and Mihrişah Kadın;
• Reigned until his death.[54]

27 Abdul Hamid I
Abd ūl-Hāmīd (The Servant of God)
ISLAHATÇI (The Improver)
ĠĀZĪ (The Warrior) 21 January 1774 7 April 1789

15 years, 76 days

• Son of Ahmed III and Şermi Kadın;
• Reigned until his death.[55]

30 Mahmud II
İNKILÂPÇI (The Reformer)
ĠĀZĪ (The Warrior) 28 July 1808 1 July 1839 30 years, 338 days

• Son of Abdul Hamid I and Nakşidil Sultan;
• Disbanded the Janissaries in consequence of the Auspicious Event in 1826;
• Reigned until his death.[58]

32 Abdulaziz
BAḪTSIZ (The Unfortunate)
ŞEHĪD (The Martyr) 25 June 1861 30 May 1876 14 years, 340 days

• Son of Mahmud II and Pertevniyal Sultan;
• Deposed by his ministers;
• Found dead (suicide or murder) five days later.[60]

33 Murad V 30 May 1876 31 August 1876 93 days

• Son of Abdulmejid I and Şevkefza Kadın;
• Deposed due to his ill mental health
• Ordered to reside in Çırağan Palace where he died on 29 August 1904.[61]

Caliph under the Republic
(1 November 1922 – 3 March 1924)