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that upon ascending to the throne, Mehmed III, the 13th sultan of the Ottoman empire, ordered that all of his nineteen brothers be executed. Fratricidal successions were not unprecedented, as sultans would often have dozens of children with their concubines.

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Fun Fact: that upon ascending to the throne, Mehmed III, the 13th sultan of the Ottoman empire, ordered that all of his nineteen brothers be executed. Fratricidal successions were not unprecedented, as sultans would often have dozens of children with their concubines.

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