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Sultan Mahmud I
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Sultan Mahmud I wears a fur-lined kaftan and a kind of turban called a kâtibî. Mahmud was less worldly than his uncle and predecessor, Ahmed III, who, after an uprising in 1730, had to step down because his extravagant life-style was no longer tolerated.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSultan Mahmud I. c. 1730 - c. 1737. Jean Baptiste Vanmour. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
