Ahmed, Şehzade, son of Bayezid II, Sultan of the Turks, -1513
Şehzade Ahmed (died 1513) was the son of Bayezid II and brother of Selim I, who had him executed after he fought him for the throne upon the death of their father.
- HMML ID
- 450055681798
- PURL
- LC name
- Ahmed, Prince, son of Bayezid II, Sultan of the Turks, -1513
- HMML name
- Ahmed, Şehzade, son of Bayezid II, Sultan of the Turks, -1513
- HMML native script
- احمد، شاه زاده
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- VIAF
Variants
- Ahmed bin Bayezid
- احمد بن بايزيد
Personal information
- Death date
- 1513-04-15
- Centuries
- 15th century CE ● 16th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Place died
- Associated countries
- Occupations
- Fields of activity
- Languages
Personal relationships
- Parents
General notes
- Description
- احمد بن بايزيد=Ahmed bin Bayezid
- Citations
- 24026, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed May 3, 2021, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/528508.
- Description
- Şehzade Ahmed, son of Bayezid II, brother of Selim I; Ahmed contested for the throne against his brother, but his father was forced to abdicate and Selim I ascended as Ottoman ruler in 1512; afterwads, Ahmed settled in Konya where he acted as a ruler, then retreated to Amasya, trying to build troops to fight his brother; Ahmed was defeated in the battle in Yenişehir on April 15, 1513, and he was caught and killed trying to escape the battlefield
- Citations
- Feridun Emecen, "Selim I," İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Türkiye Diyanet Vakfi, accessed May 3, 2021, https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/selim-i.
Preferred citation
"Ahmed, Şehzade, son of Bayezid II, Sultan of the Turks, -1513." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified September 23, 2021. https://w3id.org/haf/person/450055681798
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-05-03
- Last edited
- 2021-09-23