Deaths on August 18

Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire

Died on August 18, 1648

Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1615)

Ibrahim (; Ottoman Turkish: ابراهيم; Turkish: İbrahim; 5 November 1615 – 18 August 1648) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1640 until 1648. He was born in İstanbul, the son of Ahmed I by Valide Kösem Sultan, an ethnic Greek originally named Anastasia.He was called "Deli Ibrahim" ("Ibrahim the Mad") due to his mental condition and behavior. However, Scott Rank notes that his opponents spread rumors of the sultan's insanity, and some historians suggest he was more incompetent than mad.

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Events on 1648

17 Jan

Vote of No Addresses
England's Long Parliament passes the "Vote of No Addresses", breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil War.
30 Jan

Peace of Münster
Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster and Osnabrück is signed, ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain.
1 Jun

Battle of Maidstone
The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War.
6 Dec

Pride's Purge
Colonel Thomas Pride of the New Model Army purges the Long Parliament of MPs sympathetic to King Charles I of England, in order for the King's trial to go ahead; came to be known as "Pride's Purge".

Deaths on August 18

Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire

Died on August 18, 1648

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Events on 1648

Vote of No Addresses

Peace of Münster

Battle of Maidstone

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