Murad IV, Sultan · Retaker of Baghdad

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RulerSultan · Retaker of Baghdad

Murad IVمراد الرابع

Istanbul

A stern sultan who restored order and retook Baghdad in 1638.

He crushed rebellions, banned tobacco, coffee and wine, and led his army in person. He retook Baghdad from the Safavids in 1638, fixing a border that roughly survives as Iraq's with Iran.

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Mustafa IIbrahim

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