Mehmed III

About Mehmed III

Mehmed III was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 until his death in 1603, succeeding his father Murad III. Historically significant enough to rank #742 in the MIT Pantheon Index, his reign was marked by internal court intrigue, including the notorious practice of fratricide upon accession, and continued military engagement, such as the ongoing Long Turkish War against the Habsburgs. He oversaw the formal integration of the Ottoman military into the Safavid-Ottoman War, contributing to the vast cultural and political footprint that secured his historical standing.

Despite this importance, Mehmed III's contemporary internet attention is minimal. His annualized Wikipedia views in 2025 totaled 291K, resulting in an Attention Gap of approximately 1x, meaning his modern traffic aligns closely with his relatively modest historical rank among fifteen thousand figures. To put this in contrast, George H. W. Bush, a politician ranked slightly lower at #788, commanded 4.3M views, over fourteen times the attention Mehmed III receives online. This stark difference highlights how figures central to a massive empire are often overshadowed in the modern digital sphere by more recent political personalities.

Further emphasizing this relative decline, the momentum of online interest shows a significant drop, with a -16% decline between Q1 and Q3 of 2025, suggesting that the slight online presence he maintains is actively diminishing year-over-year, as evidenced by the -5.9% change from the previous year.