TURKOMANS BETWEEN TWO EMPIRES: THE ... - Bilkent University

against his two brothers. Ahmed demanded permission from his father to punish Selim
and Korkud. 1303 The answer was not affirmative. Rather he was ordered to return to his
province. 1304 In his answer, Bayezid underlined that one of his brother’s (Korkud)
disobedience caused such a great turmoil (fesād). He reminded Ahmed of how sensitive
his province was to the matter for it was close to the country of Ismail and most of the
people living there were qizilbash. Bayezid assured Ahmed to do what was necessary to
stop his brothers and ordered him to return to Amasya in order to handle qizilbash
affairs. 1305
Ahmed received his father’s request, which was also indicative of Bayezid’s
stand in favor of him, in Ankara. 1306 When he learned of his father’s fortunate intention
regarding the throne, Ahmed accepted to abandon his agenda and informed his father
ta’arruz itdi ve Selim Hān oğlı bahānesiyle Kefe ser-haddine varub, bilā-izn ü ruhsat Rūm-ili’ne geçdi.
Evvelā Kurkud’un üstüne varub hakkından geleyin, sāniyen Rūm-ili’ne geçüb Hān Selim’in vücūdını nābūd
kılayın” ALI, p. 938.
1303 ANMB reformulates Ahmed’s words to his father as follows: “…Karındaşım Sultan Korkud ki eski
sancağın koyub bī-icāzet Saruhan Vilāyetine gelmişdir, ānun giru yerine varması lāzımdır. Hüdāvendigār
Hazretlerinin ol bābda çün kemāl-i rāfeti ve mezīd merhameti te’dīb olunmalarına mānidir. Bizim
üzerimize vācip olmuşdur ki ol hizmeti edā idüb varub güşmāl idevüz. Đmdi yümn-i himmetleriyla zikrolan
maslahatun tedārikiçün ol cānibe teveccüh gösterdim. Gerekdir ki hüsn-i rızaların o yolda bize hem-rāh
eyleyeler....” ANMB, p. 188. Also consider HSE4, p. 51.
1304 “Kaçan bu haber Cenāb-ı Şehriyāri’ye vardı, Sultān Ahmed’in bu gūne hiffetine āzorde hātır olub,
‘itāb-āmiz emirler gönderdi. ‘Zinhār makarr-ı devletinden hareket itmeyüb, yerinde turasın. Vezīr Ali
Paşa’ya surh-serān ahvāli sipāriş olınmuşdır, ānın müşāveresi ile amel idesin’ cevābını inhā kıldı.” ALI,
p. 938.
1305 KPZ re-formulates the words of Bayezid as follows: “Bir karındaşun bi-lā-takrīb yerinden kalkub
hareket itmekle bu kadar fesād oldı. Senün memleketün hod Kızılbaşa karīn olub, ekser-i re’āyā ol
mülhidün ehibbāsındandur, me-bādā ki, fitne-yi ‘azīme bā’is olub vilāyet harāb ola. Biz senün
karındaşlarını dām-ı ri’āyetle kayd-ı gaflete düşürmek tedbirindeyüz. Đnşa’a’llah ‘an karīb sühūletle ol
me’mūle hayyiz-i husūle vusūl bula.” KPZ8b, 48. ANMB follows KPZ in this issue. Slightly differing
from KPZ, however, Bayezid’s promise to Ahmed for granting him the throne - but after he successfully
suppressing the rebellion of course – is evidently indicated in ANMB. It reads, “...Biz gice gündüz senin
devletin mukaddemātı tertibin idüb karındaşlarını dām-ı ri’ayetle kayd-ı gaflete düşürmek tedbirindeyiz.
Ol maslahat tamamolub ba’dehu Kızılbaş zümresi müfsidlerin ber-tarāf itdüğümüzden sonra sen kendüni
ber-murād göresin. cemī’-i matlūbuna suhūletle vāsıl olmak mukarrerdür. Şimdi mahall-i tehettük
değildür. ‘Đzz u temkīnle dāmen-i ferāgati kendüne çeküb sabr idesin...” See ANMB, pp. 188-9. HSE is
also clear in this issue. To him too, Bayezid did not only ordered Ahmed to return to his province, which
was desely populated by qizilbashes, but also promised to secure the throne for him. See HSE4, p. 52.
1306 HSE4, p. 52.
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