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Süleyman Çelebi

Type Figure Region Ottoman Empire Time c. 1377–1411 Also known as Süleyman Çelebi、Süleyman Bey

Ottoman prince (c. 1377–1411), son of Bayezid I; held Thrace after the 1402 Battle of Ankara, fought his brothers for the sultanate, and was killed b…

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  1. 1403–1410Edirne · Ottoman EmpireExiled after the Battle of Ankara and based in Thrace, aided at times by the Byzantine emperor, contested the sultanate with his brothers, and at one point controlled key points in the western Balkans.
  2. 1410–1411Çamurlu · Ottoman EmpireAfter setbacks from 1410, he was defeated and killed by Mehmed I at Çamurlu in 1411, removing a key party from the Ottoman civil war.

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