Şehzade Murad
Şehzade Murad (Ottoman Turkish: شہزادہ مراد; 1495 Amasya – c. 16 October 1519, Kashan or Isfahan) was an Ottoman prince (şehzade), the son of Şehzade Ahmet. He was involved in the chaos that surrounded the succession to Sultan Bayezid II (r. 1481–1512).
| Şehzade Murad | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1495 |
| Died | 16 October 1519 (aged 23–24) |
| Issue | Şehzade Mustafa[1][2] Şehzade Mehmed[1][2] Asitanşah Sultan[3] |
| Dynasty | Ottoman |
| Father | Şehzade Ahmet |
Murad's father, Ahmet, the legal heir to the Ottoman throne, had fought against Şehzade Selim (later Selim I); during this struggle, Ahmet received support from King (Shah) Ismail I (r. 1501–1524) of the neighboring Safavid Empire.[4] When Ahmet was put to death by the victorious Selim, Prince Murad was subsequently given support by Ismail I as claimant to the throne.[4] Ismail I wanted to use prince Murad to mobilize opposition against Selim I.[4] In 1512, during Nur-Ali Khalifa's large-scale campaign in Anatolia, Murad joined his campaign, and even "girded the Qizilbash crown".[5][6] 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.[5] 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,[4] or Isfahan.[7]
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).[4]
See also
References
- Yelçe, Nevin Zeynep (2009). The Making of Sultan Süleyman: A Study of Process/es of Image-Making and Reputation Management. pp. 48–49, 64–65.
- Al-Tikriti, Nabil Sirri (2004). Şehzade Korkud (ca. 1468-1513) and the Articulation of Early 16th Century Ottoman Religious Identity – Volume 1 and 2. pp. 95, 316–17.
- Belgeler, Türk tarih belgeleri dergisi, Volumes 9-11. Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi. 1979. p. 49.
- Savory 2007, p. 40.
- Faroqhi & Fleet 2012.
- McCaffrey 1990, pp. 628-636.
- Savory & Karamustafa 1998, pp. 628-636.
Sources
- McCaffrey, Michael J. (1990). "ČĀLDERĀN". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. IV, Fasc. 6. pp. 656–658.
- Savory, Roger; Karamustafa, Ahmet T. (1998). "ESMĀʿĪL I ṢAFAWĪ". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VIII, Fasc. 6. pp. 628–636.
- Savory, Roger (2007). Iran Under the Safavids. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521042512.
- 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.