The sultan passed the throne to his younger brother Stefan VI at the request of the Moldavian boyars who had accompanied him. He then lived for several years in Istanbul, then was banished to Aleppo (in present-day Syria) where he eventually died in 1562 at age 31 in unclear circumstances.
The sultan abdicated the throne to his younger brother Stefan VI, influenced by Moldavian boyars who accompanied him. He subsequently resided in Istanbul before being banished to Aleppo, Syria, where he eventually died at 31 years old under ambiguous circumstances.