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Content note: This episode contains descriptions of sexual violence and coercion that may not be appropriate for all listeners.\nThough only in power for eight years, the Ottoman Empire's Ibrahim the Mad made his own mark on history as a notoriously bad ruler, a sexual deviant, but also a bit of a fashion plate. He loved his furs and sparkly jewels.\nHe also made unwise decisions in foreign affairs, as when he responded to pirates by launching what would turn into a 24-year-long war with the Republic of Venice. As wars do, this led to supply chain disruptions and tax increases that eventually led to angry mobs and mass upheaval in Constantinople. Ibrahim was deposed in an uprising of the Janissary corp, the elite household guard of the Ottoman Sultans. He was strangled to death, as was the custom, in August of 1648.\nListen ad-free at patreon.com/trashyroyalspodcast.\nTo advertise on this podcast, reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices