Suleiman II

Suleiman II was an Ottoman sultan who ruled from 1687 to 1691, during the empire’s wars with the Habsburg Monarchy and the Holy League.

Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire: Ibrahim was Ottoman sultan from 1640 to 1648 and Suleiman II’s father. Suleiman was Ibrahim’s son and spent decades confined after his father’s deposition.
Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha: Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha was an Ottoman grand vizier from 1689 until his death in 1691. He directed the government and military recovery during the latter part of Suleiman’s reign.
Great Turkish War: The Great Turkish War was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League from 1683 to 1699. Suleiman’s entire reign fell within this war, which began before his accession and continued after his death.
Ottoman–Habsburg wars: The Ottoman–Habsburg wars were a series of conflicts between the Ottoman and Habsburg empires. Suleiman ruled during a decisive late-seventeenth-century phase of these struggles.
Mehmed IV: Mehmed IV was Ottoman sultan from 1648 to 1687. His deposition in 1687 ended Suleiman’s long years as a dynastic captive.
Köprülü family: The Köprülü family was an Ottoman dynasty of grand viziers and statesmen prominent in the seventeenth century. Its viziers shaped imperial policy before and during Suleiman’s short reign.
Battle of Mohács (1687): The Battle of Mohács in 1687 was a Habsburg victory over Ottoman forces in Hungary. The defeat helped trigger the political upheaval that brought Suleiman to the throne.
Treaty of Karlowitz: The Treaty of Karlowitz was a 1699 settlement that transferred major Ottoman territories in Europe to the Holy League. It formalized territorial losses from the war that defined Suleiman’s reign, though it was signed after his death.
Ottoman succession: Ottoman succession was the process by which members of the dynasty became sultan. Suleiman’s accession followed the deposition of his elder brother, rather than a settled hereditary rule.
Kara Mustafa Pasha: Kara Mustafa Pasha was an Ottoman grand vizier executed after the failed siege of Vienna in 1683. His defeat and execution preceded Suleiman’s accession and intensified the empire’s political crisis.

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Morean WarRelated: His reign covered the Morean War's early campaigns.