Suleiman II

Suleiman II
Ottoman Sultan
Caliph
Reign	November 8, 1687 – June 22, 1691
Period	Stagnation of the Ottoman Empire
Full Name	Suleiman II
Predecessor	Mehmed IV
Successor	Ahmed II
Royal House	House of Osman
Dynasty	Ottoman Dynasty

Suleiman II (April 15, 1642 – June 22/23 1691) (Ottoman Turkish: سليمان ثانى Süleymān-i sānī) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1687 to 1691. The younger brother of Mehmed IV (1648–87), Suleiman II was born at Topkapı Palace in Constantinople and had spent most of his life in the kafes (cage), a kind of luxurious prison for princes of the blood within the Topkapı Palace (it was designed to ensure that none could organize a rebellion). His mother was a Serbian girl named Katrin Saliha Dilâşub Sultan.

Immediately after assuming the throne, the Ottomans suffered a devastating defeat at the second Battle of Mohács. Unable to rule effectively himself, Suleiman II shrewdly appointed Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha as his Grand Vizier. Even so, when Russia joined an alliance of European powers, the Ottomans suffered the devastating Crimean campaigns.

Under Köprülü's leadership the Ottomans halted an Austrian advance into Serbia and crushed an uprising in Bulgaria until Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha was killed in the Battle of Slankamen by Austrian forces. Suleiman II died at Edirne Palace in 1691. He married Khadija, but died without issue.

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Suleiman II House of Osman Born: April 15, 1642 Died: June 22, 1691[aged 49]
Regnal titles
Preceded by Mehmed IV	Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Nov 8, 1687 – Jun 22, 1691	Succeeded by Ahmed II
Sunni Islam titles
Preceded by Mehmed IV	Caliph of Islam Nov 8, 1687 – Jun 22, 1691	Succeeded by Ahmed II