My favorite general narrative on the Ottoman Empire is Caroline Finkel's Osman's Dream. In it she talks about when Ibrahim the Crazy was dethroned in favor of Mehmed IV his son. She says at the time that despite Mehmed being a child he had to take the throne because there were no other male members of the Ottoman line. Now Ibrahim went on to have more sons after he was dethroned and Mehmed did too so the line was strengthened, but what if in that critical moment in time they both die and there are no more male Ottomans?
Do they invite the Crimean Girays to rule? Do parts of the empire (like say Egypt) break away? What if the Ottoman line ends in late 1648 or early 1649?
Do they invite the Crimean Girays to rule? Do parts of the empire (like say Egypt) break away? What if the Ottoman line ends in late 1648 or early 1649?