BAYEZID: A SLAIN SON OF SULEYMAN THE MAGNIFICENT

Abstract

Because of the structure of Turkish Kut (auctoritas) beliefs, all members of Turkish dynasties were candidates for the throne. For this reason there had been a lot of struggles for power. Ottomans maintained the tradition and Mehmed the Conqueror’s code which legalizes killing of all brothers couldn’t end those struggles. At this research we’ll try to explain the throne struggles during the reign of Suleyman the Magnificent. We will espacially focus on the unsuccesful revolt of Bayezid, whom was escaped to Iran and slaughtered with his sons afterwards

Keywords

• Throne struggle, Suleyman the Magnificent, Bayezid, Tahmasb

KANUN’NİN MAKTÛL BİR ŞEHZADESİ: BAYEZİD

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Anahtar Kelimeler

• Taht Mücadelesi, Kanuni, Bayezid, Tahmasb.