Ottoman Interregnum

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The Ottoman Interregnum was a civil war period (1402–1413) in the Ottoman Empire marked by dynastic struggle among Bayezid I’s sons that temporarily fragmented central authority before the empire was reunified.

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Ottoman Interregnum canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war
historical period
succession crisis
alsoKnownAs Fetret Devri
country Ottoman Empire
endedBy victory of Mehmed I over Musa Çelebi at the Battle of Çamurlu
endTime 1413
followedBy reign of Mehmed I
follows Battle of Ankara
reign of Bayezid I
hasCause defeat of Bayezid I by Timur
dynastic struggle among Bayezid I’s sons
hasEffect delay of Ottoman expansion into Europe
reconfiguration of vassal relationships in the Balkans
strengthening of provincial notables
temporary restoration of some Anatolian principalities
weakening of Ottoman central administration
historicalRegion late medieval Ottoman Empire
languageOfName Ottoman Turkish
location Anatolia
Balkans
Rumelia Eyalet
surface form: Rumelia

Thrace
northwestern Anatolia
participant Anatolian beyliks
Byzantine Empire
Genoese colonies in the Aegean
Mehmed I
Musa Çelebi
Mustafa Çelebi
Serbian Despotate
Süleyman Çelebi
Timur
İsa Çelebi
precededBy rapid territorial expansion under Bayezid I
relatedTo Timurid conquests
surface form: Timurid invasions

history of Anatolia
history of the Balkans
result increased Byzantine diplomatic leverage
loss of some Anatolian territories to beyliks
reassertion of Ottoman control in Rumelia
reunification of the Ottoman Empire under Mehmed I
temporary fragmentation of central authority
significantEvent Battle of Ankara
Battle of Çamurlu
Timurid–Ottoman conflicts
surface form: Timurid intervention in Anatolia

Treaty of Gallipoli (1403)
Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402)
surface form: siege of Constantinople (1402–1403)
startTime 1402
temporalContext early 15th century

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Siege of Constantinople 1422 follows Ottoman Interregnum
Yeşil Türbe (Green Tomb) associatedWith Ottoman Interregnum
subject surface form: Yeşil Türbe
early Ottoman period hasKeyEvent Ottoman Interregnum
Mehmed I conflict Ottoman Interregnum
Battle of Ankara followedBy Ottoman Interregnum
Battle of Ankara relatedTo Ottoman Interregnum
Süleyman Çelebi notableEvent Ottoman Interregnum