The sons of Bayezid : empire building and representation in the Ottoman Civil War of 1402-1413 / by Dimitris J. Kastritsis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kastritsis, Dimitris J.

Series:

Ottoman Empire and its heritage 1380-6076 ; v. 38.

The Ottoman empire and its heritage, 1380-6076 ; v. 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bayezid I, Sultan of the Turks, approximately 1360-1403.

Families.

Turkey--History--Invasion of Timur, 1402--Campaigns.

Turkey.

History.

Ankara, Battle of, Ankara, Turkey, 1402.

Turkey--History--Bayezid I, 1389-1403.

Bayezid I, Sultan of the Turks, approximately 1360-1403--Family.

Bayezid.

Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 250 pages : maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Summary:

The Civil War of 1402-1413 is One of the Most complicated and fascinating periods in Ottoman history. It is often called the interregnum because of its political instability, but that term does not do justice to the fact that the civil war was a chapter of Ottoman history in its own right. This book is the first full-length study of that chapter, which began with Timur's dismemberment of the early Ottoman Empire following his defeat of Bayezid 'the Thunderbolt' at Ankara (1402). After Timur's departure, what was left of the Ottoman realm was contested by Bayezid's sons in a series of bloody wars involving many internal factions and foreign powers. As part of those wars some of the earliest Ottoman historical literature was produced in the courts of the warring princes, especially Mehmed Celebi, who was the final winner and needed to justify killing his brothers. This book is a detailed reconstruction of events based on the available sources, as well as a study of the period's political culture as reflected in its historical narratives.

Contents:

Introduction: the battle of Ankara and its consequences

The political landscape after Ankara (28 July 1402-Spring 1403)

Anatolia between İsa and Mehmed Çelebi (Spring 1403-September 1403)

Anatolia between Emir Süleyman and Mehmed Çelebi (before March 1403-14 June 1410)

Rumeli between Emir Süleyman and Musa Çelebi (1409?-17 February 1411)

The reign of Musa Çelebi and the end of the Civil War (17 February 1411- 5 July 1413)

Narrative and legitimation in the Ottoman Civil War.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-243) and index.

ISBN:

9004158367

9789004158368

OCLC:

169875162