Ottoman Interregnum
The Ottoman Interregnum, or the Ottoman Civil War (Turkish: Fetret devri, lit. 'Interregnum period'), was a civil war in the Ottoman Empire between the sons of Sultan Bayezid I following the defeat of their father at the Battle of Ankara on 20 July 1402. Although Mehmed Çelebi was confirmed as sultan by Timur, his brothers İsa Çelebi, Musa Çelebi, Süleyman Çelebi, and later, Mustafa Çelebi, refused to recognize his authority, each claiming the throne for himself. Civil war was the result. The Interregnum lasted a little under 11 years, until the Battle of Çamurlu on 5 July 1413, when Mehmed Çelebi emerged as victor, crowned himself Sultan Mehmed I, and restored the empire.
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Late 16th-century depiction of Musa and Süleyman, facing each other | |||||||||
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Mehmed's forces Serbian Despotate | İsa's forces | Süleyman's forces |
Musa's forces Wallachia | ||||||
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Mehmed Çelebi Stefan Lazarević Imamzade Halil Pasha |
İsa Çelebi Junayd of Aydın |
Süleyman Çelebi † Orhan Çelebi |
Musa Çelebi Mircea the Elder Sheikh Bedreddin | ||||||
| History of the Ottoman Empire |
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| Historiography (Ghaza, Decline) |