The repercussions of the problem of succession to the throne and its impact on the stability of the Ottoman Empire between the years 1544-1553

Name: The repercussions of the problem of succession to the throne and its impact on the stability of the Ottoman Empire between the years 1544-1553
Author: Iman Jassim Hassan

Title	The repercussions of the problem of succession to the throne and its impact on the stability of the Ottoman Empire between the years 1544-1553
Author	Iman Jassim Hassan
Publication Place	Hilla, Iraq - University of Babylon, Babylon Center for Cultural and Historical Studies
Type	Book
Language	ara,eng
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID	ISSN: 2227-2895, EISSN: 2313-0059
Record ID	cdi_emarefa_primary_1619582
Library Location	DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Notes	Anyone who follows the political history of states and ruling families throughout history will almost never find a political system devoid of the repercussions of the struggle over the inheritance of the throne. These repercussions are represented in the occurrence of competition that develops into an armed struggle between members of the ruling family or sometimes with outsiders, with the aim of controlling power or monopolizing power. This conflict often erupted in the event that some of the brother princes objected to the installation of one of them as a sultan. In a quick look at many Islamic countries, we find that their history is not devoid of such repercussions on the system of government in them. The Ottoman Empire was not immune from such conflict, which appeared early in its history, as power in it was transmitted naturally within the members of the ruling family, mostly from the father to the eldest son, and this situation continued until the reign of Bayezid I and after his death, the struggle over the throne did not stop. Not only among his sons, but it extended to continue among his grandchildren as well, and the matter continued as well until the era of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who witnessed a struggle over the inheritance of the throne between his sons during his reign, while he was still alive, a struggle that left a somewhat significant impact on the stability of the state, as it intensified Disagreement within the regime in the Ottoman Empire at the end of its reign, with the presence of women’s interference in the affairs of government and politics, with the absence of a law regulating the succession to the throne in the state, and as a result of this, the sons of the Sultan began to feel fear for their lives from the bloody struggles for the throne, especially with the advancing age of their father, and because they they are not all siblings from one mother, which had serious repercussions for the state. This is what this research tries to clarify, through an introduction, a conclusion, and the following two topics: The first topic: Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, his wives, and his sons, and the second topic: The repercussions of the conflict over the inheritance of the throne between 1544-1553. المتتبع للتاريخ السياسي للدول والأسر الحاكمة على امتداد التاريخ، يكاد لا يجد نظاما سياسيا يخلو من تداعيات الصراع على وراثة العرش، وهذه التداعيات تتمثل في حدوث تنافس يتطور إلى صراع مسلح بين أعضاء الأسرة الحاكمة أو مع خارجها أحيانا، بهدف السيطرة على الحكم أو الاستئثار بالسلطة، وغالبا ما كان هذا الصراع يندلع في حال اعتراض بعض الامراء الاخوة على تنصيب أحدهم سلطانا، ففي نظرة سريعة للعديد من الدول الإسلامية نجد عدم خلو تاريخها من مثل هكذا تداعيات على نظام الحكم فيها. ولم تكن الدولة العثمانية بمنأى عن هكذا صراع، والذي ظهر وبشكل مبكر من تاريخها، اذ كانت السلطة فيها تنتقل بشكل طبيعي داخل افراد الاسرة الحاكمة على الغالب من الاب الى الابن الأكبر، واستمر هذا الوضع الى عهد بايزيد الأول وبعد وفاته، لم يتوقف الصراع على العرش بين أبنائه فحسب، بل امتد ليستمر بين أحفاده أيضا ، واستمر الأمر كذلك الى عهد السلطان سليمان القانوني الذي شهد صراعا على وراثة العرش بين ابنائه في عهده، وهو على قيد الحياة، صراعا تركا تأثيرا كبيرا الى حد ما بذلك على استقرار الدولة، اذ ازدادت حدة الخلاف داخل النظام في الدولة العثمانية في اواخر عهد ه بوجود تدخل النساء في شؤون الحكم والسياسة، مع غياب قانون ينظم وراثة العرش في الدولة، ومن جراء ذلك بدأ أبناء السلطان يشعرون بالخوف على حياتهم من صراعات العرش الدموية، ولاسيما مع تقدم أبيهم في العمر، ولأنهم ليسوا جميعا اشقاء من ام واحدة، فكان له تداعياته الخطيرة على الدولة. وهو ما يحاول هذا البحث توضيحه، عبر مقدمة وخاتمة والمبحثين التاليين: المبحث الأول: السلطان سليمان القانوني وزوجاته وابنائه، والمبحث الثاني: تداعيات الصراع على وراثة العرش بين عامي ١٥٤٤-١٥٥٣
Görüntüle	Majallat Markaz Bābil lil-dirāsāt al-insānīyah, 2023, Vol.13 (4), p.205-226

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The repercussions of the problem of succession to the throne and its impact on the stability of the Ottoman Empire between the years 1544-1553

Author Iman Jassim Hassan

Publication Place Hilla, Iraq - University of Babylon, Babylon Center for Cultural and Historical Studies

Type Book

Language ara,eng

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Royal Danish Library

Library Asset ID ISSN: 2227-2895, EISSN: 2313-0059

Record ID cdi_emarefa_primary_1619582

Library Location DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals

Notes Anyone who follows the political history of states and ruling families throughout history will almost never find a political system devoid of the repercussions of the struggle over the inheritance of the throne. These repercussions are represented in the occurrence of competition that develops into an armed struggle between members of the ruling family or sometimes with outsiders, with the aim of controlling power or monopolizing power. This conflict often erupted in the event that some of the brother princes objected to the installation of one of them as a sultan. In a quick look at many Islamic countries, we find that their history is not devoid of such repercussions on the system of government in them. The Ottoman Empire was not immune from such conflict, which appeared early in its history, as power in it was transmitted naturally within the members of the ruling family, mostly from the father to the eldest son, and this situation continued until the reign of Bayezid I and after his death, the struggle over the throne did not stop. Not only among his sons, but it extended to continue among his grandchildren as well, and the matter continued as well until the era of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who witnessed a struggle over the inheritance of the throne between his sons during his reign, while he was still alive, a struggle that left a somewhat significant impact on the stability of the state, as it intensified Disagreement within the regime in the Ottoman Empire at the end of its reign, with the presence of women’s interference in the affairs of government and politics, with the absence of a law regulating the succession to the throne in the state, and as a result of this, the sons of the Sultan began to feel fear for their lives from the bloody struggles for the throne, especially with the advancing age of their father, and because they they are not all siblings from one mother, which had serious repercussions for the state. This is what this research tries to clarify, through an introduction, a conclusion, and the following two topics: The first topic: Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, his wives, and his sons, and the second topic: The repercussions of the conflict over the inheritance of the throne between 1544-1553. المتتبع للتاريخ السياسي للدول والأسر الحاكمة على امتداد التاريخ، يكاد لا يجد نظاما سياسيا يخلو من تداعيات الصراع على وراثة العرش، وهذه التداعيات تتمثل في حدوث تنافس يتطور إلى صراع مسلح بين أعضاء الأسرة الحاكمة أو مع خارجها أحيانا، بهدف السيطرة على الحكم أو الاستئثار بالسلطة، وغالبا ما كان هذا الصراع يندلع في حال اعتراض بعض الامراء الاخوة على تنصيب أحدهم سلطانا، ففي نظرة سريعة للعديد من الدول الإسلامية نجد عدم خلو تاريخها من مثل هكذا تداعيات على نظام الحكم فيها. ولم تكن الدولة العثمانية بمنأى عن هكذا صراع، والذي ظهر وبشكل مبكر من تاريخها، اذ كانت السلطة فيها تنتقل بشكل طبيعي داخل افراد الاسرة الحاكمة على الغالب من الاب الى الابن الأكبر، واستمر هذا الوضع الى عهد بايزيد الأول وبعد وفاته، لم يتوقف الصراع على العرش بين أبنائه فحسب، بل امتد ليستمر بين أحفاده أيضا ، واستمر الأمر كذلك الى عهد السلطان سليمان القانوني الذي شهد صراعا على وراثة العرش بين ابنائه في عهده، وهو على قيد الحياة، صراعا تركا تأثيرا كبيرا الى حد ما بذلك على استقرار الدولة، اذ ازدادت حدة الخلاف داخل النظام في الدولة العثمانية في اواخر عهد ه بوجود تدخل النساء في شؤون الحكم والسياسة، مع غياب قانون ينظم وراثة العرش في الدولة، ومن جراء ذلك بدأ أبناء السلطان يشعرون بالخوف على حياتهم من صراعات العرش الدموية، ولاسيما مع تقدم أبيهم في العمر، ولأنهم ليسوا جميعا اشقاء من ام واحدة، فكان له تداعياته الخطيرة على الدولة. وهو ما يحاول هذا البحث توضيحه، عبر مقدمة وخاتمة والمبحثين التاليين: المبحث الأول: السلطان سليمان القانوني وزوجاته وابنائه، والمبحث الثاني: تداعيات الصراع على وراثة العرش بين عامي ١٥٤٤-١٥٥٣

Görüntüle Majallat Markaz Bābil lil-dirāsāt al-insānīyah, 2023, Vol.13 (4), p.205-226