Overview
Ahmed III ruled for twenty-seven years, a period of peace in the capital and openness to Europe known as the Tulip Era. He was a calligrapher and patron of the arts.
Rise to Power
He came to the throne in 1703 when the Edirne Incident deposed his brother Mustafa II.
Rule and Achievements
- In 1711 his army surrounded Peter the Great on the Pruth and forced him to return Azov
- Under his grand vizier Nevşehirli İbrahim Pasha, the court built palaces and gardens and sent an embassy to Paris (1720–21)
- İbrahim Müteferrika opened the first Ottoman Turkish printing press in 1727
Legacy
In 1730 a revolt led by Patrona Halil deposed him in favour of his nephew Mahmud I. He died in confinement in 1736.