Murad IV

Sultan Murad IV (Ottoman Turkish: مراد رابع‎) is the main protagonist (and sometimes antagonist) of "The Magnificent Century:Kösem". He is the 17th Ottoman Sultan. He came to the throne in 1623, following his uncle's deposition due to his poor mental health.

Murad is the son of Ahmed I and his legal wife Kösem. He has five brothers- Osman II, Mehmed, Bayezid, Kasim and Ibrahim, and four sisters- Ayse, Fatma, Gevherhan and Atike. His paternal grandparents are Mehmed III and Handan. Murad is also the father of Ahmed, Hanzade and Kaya, the mother being Ayse. His legal wife is princess Farya Bethlen. They have two sons- Suleiman and Selim.

Murad appeared in the first season of the series, after time-jump in episode 21.