Ottoman Civil War (1509–1513)
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The Ottoman Civil War[dubious ] was a war of succession in the Ottoman Empire from 1509 to 1512, during the reign of Bayezid II, between his two sons Ahmed and Selim.
In 1509, Ahmed, the older claimant, won a battle against the Karaman Turks and their Safavid allies in Asia Minor and marched on Constantinople[1] to exploit his triumph. Fearing for his safety, Selim staged a revolt in Thrace but was defeated by Bayezid and forced to flee to Crimea in 1511.[citation needed]
Bayezid II developed fears that Ahmed might then kill him to gain the throne and refused to allow his son to enter Constantinople.
Selim returned from Crimea and, with support from the Janissaries, defeated and killed Ahmed. Bayezid II then abdicated the throne on April 25, 1512 and departed for retirement in his native Demotika, but he died along the way and is buried next to Bayezid Mosque, in Constantinople.
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References[]
- ^ Finkel, Caroline, Osman's Dream, (Basic Books, 2005), 57 ;"Istanbul was only adopted as the city's official name in 1930...'".
Sources[]
- Finkel, Caroline, Osman's Dream, Basic Books, 2005.
- Wars involving the Ottoman Empire
- Wars of succession involving the states and peoples of Asia
- Conflicts in 1509
- Conflicts in 1510
- Conflicts in 1511
- Conflicts in 1512
- 1509 in the Ottoman Empire
- 1510s in the Ottoman Empire
- Wars of succession involving the states and peoples of Europe