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Ibrahim II of Karaman

Type Figure Region Anatolia Time 1422–1464 Also known as Ibrahim II of Karaman、Ibrahim Bey、Karamanoğlu II. İbrahim Bey

Ibrahim II (1422–1464), seventeenth bey of the Karaman beylik, reigned 1424–1464, son of Mehmed Bey.…

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  1. 1422–1424Konya · Karaman beylikContesting the throne with his uncle Ali Bey, he defeated his rival in 1424 with Ottoman aid and took the throne. In the early years of his reign he showed goodwill toward the Ottomans, but secretly allied with Hungary, waiting for an opportunity to restore Karaman's independence.
  2. 1432–1444Karaman · Karaman beylikIn 1432 he built the Ibrahim Bey Imaret and a mausoleum in Karaman, important late Karamanid religious buildings. While Murad campaigned in Europe in 1443–1444, Ibrahim seized Beyşehir and raided Ottoman cities such as Ankara and Kütahya, provoking Murad's return and retaliation.
  3. 1444–1464Konya · Karaman beylikAfter 1444 he was forced to sign a sevgendname peace treaty, accepting unfavorable terms. Thereafter he allied with Venice but avoided direct war against the Ottomans. In the 1460s his sons Ishak and Pir Ahmed contested the throne; Ibrahim fled to a small western town and died in August 1464, hastening Ottoman intervention in Karamanid affairs.

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