Muhammad II Chelebi
| Muhammad II Chelebi | |
|---|---|
| Sultan | |
| Sultan of the Eretnids | |
| Reign | 1380–1381 |
| Predecessor | Ala al-Din Ali |
| Successor | Usurpation by Kadi Burhan al-Din |
| Regent | Kadi Burhan al-Din |
| Born | c. 1373 |
| Died | 1390 (aged 16–17) |
| Issue |
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| House | Eretnids |
| Father | Ala al-Din Ali |
| Religion | Islam |
Muhammad II Chelebi (c. 1373 – c. 1390) was the fourth and last Sultan of the Eretnids. He was crowned when he was 7 years old, after his father died in August 1380 from the plague.[1] His regent was Kadi Burhan al-Din, who proclaimed himself as the ruler by January 1381. According to Ibn Khaldun and Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Muhammad was killed by Kadi Burhan al-Din in 1390.[2]
Family
[edit]Muhammad is reputed to have had 2 sons, Yusuf Chelebi (died 1434) and Ahmad (d. 1433), and 3 daughters, Neslikhan Khatun (d. 1455), Aisha (d. 1436), and Fatima (d. 1430). Ahmad had a son named Muhammad (d. 1443) and grandson Ahmad, who was attested to be living in 1477.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Uzunçarşılı 1968, p. 183–184.
- ^ Uzunçarşılı 1968, p. 186–187.
- ^ von Zambaur 1927, p. 155.
Bibliography
[edit]- Uzunçarşılı, İsmail Hakkı (20 April 1968). "Sivas - Kayseri ve Dolaylarında Eretna Devleti" [State of Eretna in Sivas - Kayseri and Around]. Belleten (in Turkish). 32 (126). Turkish Historical Association: 161–190. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- von Zambaur, Eduard Karl Max (1927). Manuel de généalogie et de chronologie pour l'histoire de l'Islam avec 20 tableaux généalogiques hors texte et 5 cartes [Handbook of genealogy and chronology for the history of Islam: with 20 additional genealogical tables and 5 maps] (in French). H. Lafaire. Retrieved 20 March 2023.