Suleiman Çelebi

Type Figure Region Ottoman Empire Time c. 1377–1411 Also known as Suleiman Çelebi Ottoman

Suleiman Çelebi (c. 1377–1411) was a son of Ottoman sultan Bayezid I who, after the defeat at Ankara, carved out a domain in the empire's European pa…

Timeline

1391–1402Edirne · TurkeyIn the 1390s he took part in Balkan campaigns under his father Bayezid, accumulating military and political experience. At the defeat of Ankara he was reportedly away from the main battlefield, enabling him to return swiftly to Europe to seize the power vacuum.
1403–1410Thrace · ThraceAfter 1403 he controlled Rumelia, minting coins and maintaining an army centered on Edirne, standing long opposed to his brothers Mehmed and Musa in Anatolia, and negotiating repeatedly with Byzantine emperor Manuel II.
1411Çamurlu · TurkeyIn 1411 he marched east to face Mehmed in a decisive battle at Çamurlu, was defeated and killed, the Rumelia faction collapsed, and the Ottoman reunification process took a crucial step forward.

Sources

Süleyman Çelebi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BCleyman_%C3%87elebi
Ottoman Interregnum https://www.britannica.com/event/Ottoman-Interregnum