Rise of Selim I (1510)

Timeline

1. 1510Trebizond · Black Sea coastBayezid II sent Prince Selim to Trebizond as sanjak bey, intending to balance the power of his sons. Selim recruited troops locally and befriended frontier commanders, gradually building a personal power base independent of the court.
2. 1510Eastern Anatolia · AnatoliaAfter his elder brother Ahmed was granted Amasya, many ministers regarded him as heir; Selim, however, argued that primogeniture or his own military merits better suited him for the throne. Envoys of both sides clashed between the capital and the provinces, and frontier troops were frequently redeployed, turning the succession crisis from covert struggle into open confrontation.
3. 1510Edirne · ThraceSelim led his army toward the Marmara region in 1510, trying to win the support of the capital's Janissaries and courtiers. Although Bayezid ordered his son back to his province, Selim had already shown his determination to change the succession order by force, laying the groundwork for forcing his father's abdication two years later.