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In the 15th and 16th centuries, the Ottoman Empire was on the rise, expanding militarily in all directions. However, at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, when Ahmed I ascended the throne, Turkish military power began to decline. The Turks were forced to sign a truce with the Habsburgs in the west, and in the east, they were defeated by the Persians. Ahmed decided to build a grand mosque in the capital to divert attention from these failures and gain favor with his subjects. The Sultan entrusted this important task to the court architect Sedefhar Mehmet, a disciple of the great Sinan.
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