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Edirne Palace Complex

Type Object Region Thrace Time c. 1368–1800

The Edirne Palace Complex was a sultan's palace district built by the Ottoman Empire in the mid-to-late 14th century at Edirne, capital of Thrace, se…

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  1. c. 1380–1384New Palace district, Edirne · ThraceMurad II built the New Palace (Saray-ı Cedid) at Edirne as the core building for the sultan's residence, audience with envoys, and state business, marking the initial formation of Edirne's palace layout as the imperial capital.
  2. 1389–1390Edirne · ThraceAfter Murad I fell in battle in 1389, Bayezid I held his enthronement ceremony at the Edirne palace and expanded its auxiliary facilities, adding ceremonial spaces to receive envoys from newly vassal regions in the Balkans and strengthening the capital's political symbolism.

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