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Edirne (Ottoman capital)

Type Object Region Balkan Peninsula Time 1365–1453

Edirne (ancient Adrianople) became the Ottoman capital after Murad I moved the seat there in 1365, until the political focus shifted east after the f…

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  1. 1431–1436Edirne palace district · ThraceMurad II conducted imperial business from his Edirne court, summoning viziers and military commanders to plan Balkan strategy, with the city functioning as the empire's center of political decision-making.
  2. 1437–1440Edirne · ThraceAs the imperial capital, Edirne handled troop assembly, supply transport, and diplomatic reception for the Balkan wars, linking the Anatolian rear with the European front, and was a pivotal city of Ottoman expansion in the first half of the 15th century.

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