Mustafa III
| Mustafa III | |||||
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| Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques | |||||
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| Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Padishah) | |||||
| Reign | 30 October 1757 – 21 January 1774 | ||||
| Predecessor | Osman III | ||||
| Successor | Abdul Hamid I | ||||
| Ottoman Caliph (Amir al-Mu'minin) | |||||
| Predecessor | Osman III | ||||
| Successor | Abdul Hamid I | ||||
| Born | 28 January 1717 Edirne Palace, Edirne, Ottoman Empire | ||||
| Died | 21 January 1774 (aged 56) Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | ||||
| Burial | Laleli Mosque, Fatih, Istanbul | ||||
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| Dynasty | Ottoman | ||||
| Father | Ahmed III | ||||
| Mother | Mihrişah Kadın | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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Mustafa III (/ˈmʊstəfə/; Ottoman Turkish: مصطفى ثالث Muṣṭafā-yi sālis; 28 January 1717 – 21 January 1774) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774. He was a son of Sultan Ahmed III (1703–30), and his consort Mihrişah Kadın. He was succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid I (1774–89).