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Şehzade Murad (son of Şehzade Ahmed)

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Template:Ottoman Turkish name Şehzade Murad (c. 1495, Amasya – 1519, Kashan or Isfahan) was an Ottoman prince (şehzade), the son of Şehzade Ahmet. He was involved in the chaotic upheaval surrounding the succession to Sultan Bayezid II (r. 1481-1512). Murad's father, the legal heir to the Ottoman throne, fought against Selim I and received support from king Ismail I (1501-1524) of the neighboring Safavid Empire.[1] When Ahmet, however, was put to death by Selim following his unsuccessful attempt, Prince Murad was subsequently given support by Ismail I as claimant to the throne.[1] Ismail I wanted to use prince Murad in order to mobilize opposition against Selim I.[1] In 1512, during Nur-Ali Khalifa's large-scale campaign in Anatolia, Murad joined his campaign, and even "girded the Qizilbash crown".[2][3] According to information Selim I received from his spies (December 1512/January 1513), Ismail I allegedly wanted to conquer Anatolia, give the Rum beylerbeylik to Murad, while the rest of the territory would be ruled by the Qizilbash.[2] Anyhow, when the Safavid support meant for Murad failed to materialize, the scheme was abandoned, and Murad migrated to the Safavid Empire where he was given asylum. He died at Kashan,[1] or Isfahan.[4]

Ismail I's support to these rivals of Selim I formed one of the main casus belli that led to the decisive Battle of Chaldiran (1514).[1]

See also

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e Savory 2007, p. 40.
  2. ^ a b Faroqhi & Fleet 2012.
  3. ^ McCaffrey 1990, pp. 628–636.
  4. ^ Savory & Karamustafa 1999, pp. 628–636.

Sources

  • McCaffrey, Michael J. (1990). "ČĀLDERĀN". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. IV, Fasc. 6. pp. 656–658. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Savory, Roger; Karamustafa, Ahmet T. (1998). "ESMĀʿĪL I ṢAFAWĪ". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VIII, Fasc. 6. pp. 628–636. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Savory, Roger (2007). Iran Under the Safavids. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521042512. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Faroqhi, Suraiya; Fleet, Kate, eds. (2012). The Cambridge History of Turkey (Vol. 2): The Ottoman Empire as World Power, 1453-1603. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–723. ISBN 978-1316175545.
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