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Sulayman II, 1642–91, Ottoman sultan (1687–91), brother and successor of Muhammad IV Muhammad IV or Mehmet IV, 1641–92, Ottoman sultan (1648–87). He was proclaimed sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) by the corps of Janissaries after the deposition and murder of his father, Sultan Ibrahim.
..... Click the link for more information. to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). His grand vizier (chief executive officer), Mustafa Köprülü Mehmed Köprülü, 1583–1661, became grand vizier of Muhammad IV in 1656. He reorganized the Ottoman fleet, conquered (1658) Transylvania, restored internal order (by executing dissidents), reformed the finances, and built forts along the Don and Dnieper rivers.
..... Click the link for more information. , was at first successful in taking the offensive against the Austrians, but Köprülü was killed shortly after Sulayman's death, in the battle of Slankamen (1691). Sulayman was succeeded by his brother, Ahmed II Ahmed II, 1642–95, Ottoman sultan (1691–95), brother and successor of Sulayman II to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). Soon after his reign began, the Turkish defeat at Slankamen, Serbia (1691), heralded the start of the conquest of Hungary by
..... Click the link for more information. . See also Sulayman I Sulayman I (s
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