A massive 1703 rebellion known as the Edirne event forced an Ottoman sultan from his throne
The 1703 Edirne event began as a simple protest by unpaid soldiers but rapidly escalated into a massive political revolution that permanently altered the power structure of the Ottoman Empire.
The Edirne event of 1703 transformed a military grievance into a full scale coup against Sultan Mustafa II. Angry over delayed wages and the Sultan's preference for living in Edirne rather than the capital of Istanbul, a massive crowd of soldiers and civilians marched across the empire to demand change.
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