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Bayezid I

r. 1389–1402 · 14th century · Also known as Sultan Bayezid I

Bayezid I was an Ottoman sultan of the late fourteenth century, known for rapid conquests in the Balkans and Anatolia. He was defeated and captured by Timur at the Battle of Ankara in 1402. The defeat temporarily destroyed Ottoman military power and triggered a long succession crisis, an episode central to the rise of the Timurid Empire.

Bayezid I
Image: 1460 artist · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Timurid EmpireFoundationSecond Bulgarian EmpireDecline

Mentioned in 12 state histories

County of SalonaKaramanidsMentesheCandaridsGermiyanidsHamididsSaruhanidsAydinidsTekeTsardom of VidinEmirate of ErzincanKadi Burhan al-Din state

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