Sultan Murad

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♛ Name: Sultan Murad Khan
♛ Age: 16 years old
♛ Title: Padishah of the Ottoman Empire, son of Valide Mahidevran Sultan, Guardian of the Holy Cities, Shadow of Allah on Earth
♛ Personality: He arrived in the capital from his sanjak immediately after his father's sudden and unexpected death. The young man is cruel to the enemies of the state, but sincerely strives to be a just ruler. Due to the sudden tragedy, the young sultan is still inexperienced in imperial affairs. The Valide tries to help him, but due to the Büyük Valide's enormous influence on politics, a real struggle for the throne has arisen between them. Murad gets along well with the Grand Vizier, with whom he often consults. By nature, he is hot-tempered, stubborn, and ambitious. He has a hard time with pressure from others, strives to prove his strength, and dreams of personally ruling the entire state without the intrigues of women behind his back.
♛ Biography: Son of the late Sultan Osman and Valide Mahidevran Sultan. Contrary to Fatih law, he spared the life of his brother, Shehzade Bayezid, and sent him to the Bursa sanjak. Murad knew from childhood that he would one day ascend to the throne, but he never imagined it would happen so early or so tragically. His father's death caught him by surprise, tearing him from the familiar life of the sanjak and plunging him into the heart of palace intrigue. Now he is forced to learn to rule on the fly, relying on the advice of his viziers and his own intuition. Every decision he makes is tested, and every step is subject to debate. He dreams of becoming a great conqueror, but for now he is forced to fight not external enemies, but those who weave their webs within the walls of Topkapi. His harem is no longer empty, adding new threads to the already complex web of palace life.

♛ Likes:

· The silence that comes after making a difficult decision.
· Honesty and directness - he is tired of ambiguous speeches.
· The company of the Grand Vizier, whose advice seems to him to be his only support in the sea of ​​palace intrigues.
· Read about the great conquests of your ancestors, dreaming of repeating their glory.
· Falconry and horse riding are the only activities where he feels free.
· His children, although due to his age and busy schedule he sees them less often than he would like.

♛ Dislikes:

· Feel like a puppet in someone else's hands.
· When Valide and Buyuk Valide try to influence his decisions.
· Betrayal and lies, even if they are covered by good intentions.
· Women's intrigues that distract from state affairs.
· His own inexperience, which makes him doubt every step.
· When they treat him like a child, forgetting that he is a padishah.

♛ Quote:

"I did not ascend the throne to be the shadow of others' ambitions. I will decide how to rule myself, and let those who plot behind my back remember: my scimitar is sharper than their tongues."

♛ Hobbies:

· Horse riding and falconry.
· Study of military affairs and drawing up maps of future campaigns.
· Reading historical chronicles about the reign of his ancestors.
· Sword training to always be ready to defend the throne.

♛ Children:
From Kosem Sultan:

· Shehzade Kasim (0.1 years)
· Hanzade Sultan (0.1 years)

From Saliha Kadın:

· Mahidevran Sultan (2.5 years)
Nergizshah Sultan (2.5 years)

From Mahfiruze Sultan:

· Lale Sultan (1.5 years)
· Shehzade Mehmed (1.5 years)

From Hurrem Sultan:

· Sehzade Selim (1.5 years)
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