Ottoman Interregnum
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The Ottoman Interregnum, or Ottoman Civil War, was a civil war in the Ottoman realm between the sons of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I following their father's defeat and capture by Timur in the Battle
Late 16th-century depiction of Musa and Süleyman, facing each other
Mehmed I
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Mehmed I, also known as Mehmed Çelebi or Kirişçi, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1413 to 1421. Son of Sultan Bayezid I and his concubine Devlet Hatun, he fought with his brothers over contr
Ottoman Interregnum
…of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I following their father's defeat and capture by Timur in the Battle of Ankara on 28 July 1402. Although Timur confirmed Mehmed Çelebi as sultan, Mehmed's brothers (İsa Çelebi, Musa Çelebi, Süleyman Çelebi, and later Mustafa Çelebi) refused to recognize his authority, each claiming the…
Miniature of Mehmed I from a 16th century manuscript
Mehmed I with his dignitaries. Ottoman miniature painting, kept at Istanbul University.
His mausoleum, Green Tomb, in Bursa