The tomb of Ahmet I is located to the north of Sultanahmet Mosque (Known as Blue Mosque) . Ahmet I was born in 1590 and became sultan when he was only 14 . He was the one who rejected and stopped the tradition of killing siblings for the unity of the country which started with Beyezid and even became a law during the time of Fatih . He also commanded that the throne should be ascended by the eldest one in the dynasty . In 1617 Sultan Ahmed I died and was buried in his tomb .
Sultan Ahmet Tomb has a square plan and is covered with a dome that is supported by a polygon drum . The arcade after the entrance is covered with three domes . The inside of the tomb is decorated with rich tiles , pen and wood crafts . Above the tile panels , there is an epigraph surrounding the structure written with white calligraphy over dark blue background . In the tomb , also buried Kosem Sultan (Mahpeyker Sultan , wife of Sultan Ahmed I) , their sons Murad IV and Osman II , their daughter Ayse Sultan in addition to about forty other members of the dynasty .
