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Consolidation of Ottoman Rule under Mehmed I

Type Event Region Anatolia Time 1411–1413

After the Battle of Ankara in 1402, the sons of Bayezid I plunged into the Ottoman Interregnum lasting over a decade.

Timeline

  1. 1411Amasya · AnatoliaMehmed I, based in Amasya, engaged in fierce struggle with his brother Musa Çelebi, who held Thrace and the Balkans, with Ottoman territory once again split among multiple power centers.
  2. 1412–1413Thrace · ThraceWith the assistance of Serbia and other powers, Mehmed I defeated and killed Musa, seizing Thrace and the gateway to the Balkans, rebuilding the Ottoman foundation of rule in southeastern Europe.
  3. 1413Bursa · Marmara RegionMehmed I formally established his sultanate at Bursa, ending the Interregnum civil war, restoring central authority and the administrative system, and opening the way for subsequent expansion against Byzantium and Europe.

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