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Mehmed I

Type Figure Region Anatolia Time c. 1389–1421 Also known as Mehmed I、Mehmed Çelebi、穆罕默德·切莱比

Ottoman sultan (1413–1421), fifth son of Bayezid I; after the 1402 Battle of Ankara he based himself at Amasya, fought civil wars against his brother…

Timeline

  1. 1402–1413Amasya · Ottoman EmpireAfter the Battle of Ankara he based himself at Amasya and fought prolonged civil war against his brothers Süleyman, Musa, and Isa from 1401 to 1410, gradually weakening their power.
  2. 1413–1421Edirne · Ottoman EmpireAfter defeating Musa in 1413 he took Edirne, ended the civil wars of the Interregnum, restored central authority, and re-established control over Anatolia and the Balkans.

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