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the rebellion clearly reveal his ultimate goal. Prince Osman reported to the Porte that<br />

Şahkulu was behaving like a ruler; he appointed beylerbeys and subaşıs to ‘conquered’<br />

towns. Prince Osman puts special emphasis on that most of the sipāhis of Teke adhered<br />

to the rebellion and they proliferated day by day. 1283 Ebu’l-Fadl Mehmed Efendi records<br />

that 20.000 müfsids with their families, properties and animals were present when they<br />

entered Burdur. 1284<br />

On the other hand, Korkud also informed the Porte on the situation. Karagöz<br />

Pasha, the beylerbey of Anatolia, Prince Ahmed, the governor of Amasya, and Prince<br />

Mehmed, the governor of Niğde were assigned to suppress the rebellion. 1285 As<br />

mentioned above, Karagöz Pasha had already sent a small army on Şahkulu under the<br />

command of Nokta, which was destined to be routed. After defeating Nokta, Şahkulu<br />

captured Burdur but did not stay there. Hasan Rumlu notes that upon hearing the<br />

victories of Şahkulu the disciples of the Safavid House (Hānedan) armed themselves<br />

and joined Baba Şahkulu. 1286 He then proceeded toward Kütahya, where Karagöz Pasha<br />

had settled. Qizilbashes arrived in front of Kütahya on Muharrem 23 (April 22, 1511)<br />

and the two armies clashed. 1287 At the beginning of the fight Karagöz Pasha’s troops<br />

dispersed the rebels; Şahkulu had to retreat to the mountain. Thinking they had totally<br />

devastated the foe, Ottoman soldiers left the fight and started to loot properties of<br />

1283 “…ol tāife-i melāyinden sādır olan hadisāt bunlar ki beyan olunur. Mesela mezkūr tāife ol tarihden<br />

beru yevmen fe- yevmen mütezāyid olub vilayet-i Teke’nin ekseri sipahileri bile anlara mütābaat edüb<br />

zaman-ı kalīlde bir iki bin melā’in cem’ olub mezkūr bedbaht ki reisleri Şahkuludur, amirāne hareket edüb<br />

kimin beylerbeyi edinüb kimine yer yer subaşılık verüb bu üzere dimağları fesāda varub sancak<br />

kaldurub…” TSA, document E. 2829.<br />

1284 Ebu’l-Fadl Medmed Efendi, Selimşāh-nāme, Lālā Đsmail Efendi Kütüphanesi, 348, f. 48a. Cited in<br />

Tekindağ, “Şahkulu Baba Tekeli Đsyanı”, p. 54.<br />

1285 ULCY1, p. 65.<br />

1286 HR, p. 154.<br />

1287 ULCY1, p. 68. CLZ points bitters criticism toward Karagöz Pasha accusing him for underestimating<br />

the power of rebels and not for making enough provision. See CLZ, p. 122.<br />

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