In Ottoman poetry, the connection between social life and literature became more evident in the 18th century. An analysis of the literary genres would reveal an increase in the number of historical poems, odes, and songs. An analysis of the content would demonstrate that the works of the Ottoman poets bore witnesses to that period. The historical poems were like historical documents that narrated important events of the period. Literature and history are two inseparable fields. This union is of great importance in learning about the past. However, literature reflects the experiences of the period through the eyes of the poet. The present study aimed to provide information about the princes and sultans of the period based on the historical poems of 18^th century Ottoman poets. Most of the historical poems were about the birth of the sultan’s children in this period. Whether the child was a boy or a girl, the poets rose to the occasion to make a historical note about the birth. These poems especially the birth of young sultans and about its tradition is also possible to learn. Thus, objective information about the princes and reigning sultans was recorded in history through the emotional filter of the poet and preserved for poems.

18^th century, Ottoman poetry, historical poems, princes and sultans