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was appointed as governor of Kefe. 1451 Şükrī, on the other hand, argues that Selim’s<br />

request for a province for his son was presented to the Sultan by his former envoy. Upon<br />

returning from second Erzincan campaign to his province, Selim dispatched an envoy<br />

with valuable presents to the Porte. His objective was to request a province for his son<br />

Süleyman. His request was accepted and a citadel separated from the province of Ahmed<br />

was allocated to Süleyman. 1452 When the two contemporary accounts are combined, one<br />

can conclude that the first time Selim requested a province for his son was in 1507,<br />

following his victory over qizilbash forces. 1453 Although his request was accepted by the<br />

Porte and Şebinkarahisar was allocated to Süleyman, as will be delineated, Ahmed<br />

forced the Porte to change this decision.<br />

1451<br />

KPZ obviously skips some details here. Süleyman was not directly appointed to Kefe. But this issue<br />

will be discussed later.<br />

1452<br />

SKB, pp. 70-71; See YSF, p. 27.<br />

1453<br />

KPZ records that when Selim demanded a province (sancak) for his son, Sehinshah’s son Sultan<br />

Muhammed was the governor of Niğde, Ahmed’s sons Alauddin, Süleyman, and Osman were governors<br />

of Bolu, Çorum, and Osmancık; Mahmud’s son was the governor of Kastamonu; and Alemşah’s son was<br />

the governor of Kangırı. See KPZ8b, p. 33.<br />

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