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not farya's subplot being reduced to just another harem drama gimmick full of catfights with other women.........

#PLEASE.#they could have done something actually good with her... what is with mc and its obsession with princesses in the ottoman harem #i do like that she has a female friend (atike) but all they ever talk about when they meet is men #farya bethlen #princess farya bethlen #murad iv #murad sultan #muhteşem yüzyıl #muhtesem yuzyil #muhtesem yuzil kosem #magnificent century #magnificent century kosem #mc tag

So, for the second time now I’ve run into somebody who wants to convince me that Murad IV died, not from a disease of the liver, but from his mother, Kosem, replacing his medicine with poison.

Not only can I not find a single source for this (and neither can the people who try to make this claim) but with such little reasons for Kosem to do such a thing it reads as obvious slander.

I just have no idea where such an idea even sprung from? Some odd internet article? It’s not even on Wikipedia, which is usually the biggest source of badly recorded Ottoman history because of how often people edit it with things for the shows or myths.

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People are asking why there is no romantic scenes between Ayse and Murad. Well, IMO that is pretty obvious. Ayse is one of the worst written characters of MCK. So, it was important for the terrible and simplist writter of the series to build a not so interesting and very mean Ayse, so people would easily accept Farya in Murad’s life. This series isn’t able to portray the complexity of Harem relations. It is always and the same “women x women”, “catfight”, “the sultan is my man” and these kind of shit. Yet, i dont get surprise that they make those things, my surprise is to see that people supports this and join the fandom/characters fights.

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Today in history - The death of Murad IV

Murad IV, in full Murad Oglu Ahmed I (born July 27, 1612, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]—died February 8, 1640, Constantinople), Ottoman sultan from 1623 to 1640 whose heavy-handed rule put an end to prevailing lawlessness and rebelliousness and who is renowned as the conqueror of Baghdad.

Murad, who came to the throne at age 11, ruled for several years through the regency of his mother, Kösem, and a series of grand viziers. Effective rule, however, remained in the hands of the turbulent spahis (from Turkish sipahiyan, quasi-feudal cavalries) and the Janissaries, who more than once forced the execution of high officials. Corruption of government officials and rebellion in the Asiatic provinces, coupled with an empty treasury, perpetuated the discontent against the central government.

Embittered by the excesses of the troops, Murad was determined to restore order both in Constantinople and in the provinces. In 1632 the spahis had invaded the palace and demanded (and got) the heads of the grand vizier and 16 other high officials. Soon thereafter Murad gained full control and acted swiftly and ruthlessly. He suppressed the mutineers with a bloody ferocity. He banned the use of tobacco and closed the coffeehouses and the wineshops (no doubt as nests of sedition); violators or mere suspects were executed.

In his foreign policy Murad took personal command in the continuing war against Iran and set out to win back territories lost to Iran earlier in his reign. Baghdad was reconquered in 1638 after a siege that ended in a massacre of garrison and citizens alike. In the following year peace was concluded.

A man of courage, determination, and violent temperament, Murad did not follow closely the precepts of the Sharīʿah (Islamic law) and was the first Ottoman sultan to execute a shaykh al-islām (the highest Muslim dignitary in the empire). He was able to restore order, however, and to straighten out state finances. Murad’s untimely death was caused by his addiction to alcohol.