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Konya. 1689 He also executed his brother Prince Korkud and ordered to burry him in
Bursa on March 17, 1513. 1690
In the meantime, Ahmed spent the winter in Amasya, from where he moved on
January 29, 1513, leaving his son, Sultan Osman, as his deputy. 1691 He first went
towards Tosya which was governed by Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha. After some small-scale
fights with the troops of Mehmed Pasha, he proceeded to Ankara. Selim also marched
on Ahmed from Bursa. Two armies confronted in Yenişehir on April 15, 1513. 1692 After
a bloody battle Ahmed was defeated and detained on the way while fleeing towards
Đzmit and executed immediately. 1693 On May 14, 1513, Sultan Osman, the son of
Ahmed, and Sultan Mustafa, the son of Sultan Murad were executed in Amasya. 1694 So,
in the end Selim extirpated all the males of royal line except Prince Murad, who had fled
to the Shah’s country where he would cease in a couple of years. 1695 He returned to
Istanbul leaving his son Süleyman as the only living male member of the dynasty. 1696
1689 ULCY2, p. 142. KPZ recites this execution as follows: “… Sene-i mezbūre Şevvalinün yiğirmi yedinci
gicesi [January 5, 1513] Sultan Şehinşah oğlı Muhammed, ki Niğde diyārınun serdarıydı, ve Sultan
Alemşah oğlı Sultan Osman, ki Kangırı sancağınun sipeh-salarıydı, ve Sultan Mahmud oğulları Sultan
Orhan, Sultan Musa ve Sultan Emirhan, ki sancak yerlerdi, ahşam vaktinde saraya davet olunub kapucılar
odasına getürildi. Eğerçi bunların ikisi dahī nā-reşide tıfl idi, emmā cihan-dīde pirler tedbiriyle amel
olınub … ol leyl-i pür-veylde beşinün dahī maslahatları görüldi.” KPZ9, p. 74. From Italian sources
Hammer recites the hopeless resistance of the young princes to the executioners. See HAM2, p. 404. Also
consider IDRS, p. 112; CLZ, p. 178; SKB, p. 118; YSF, p. 39; HSE4, 154; ALI, p. 1062 and p. 1071;
MNB, p. 453.
1690 ULCY3, p. 191. For further reading see KPZ9, pp. 75-77; HSE4, pp. 155-160; ALI, pp. 1062-5;
ULCY3, pp. 185-91; TNSS, pp. 13-16.
1691 ULCY3, p. 192; TNSS, p. 17.
1692 KPZ9, p. 80; HSE4, pp. 162-4; TNSS, p. 18. Hammer, relying on Italian sources, gives the date as
April 24. See HAM2, p. 406.
1693 ULCY3, p. 197; KPZ9, p. 81; CLZ, pp. 176-7; TNSS, p. 19; HAM2, p. 407; SKB, pp. 129-132; YSF,
p. 42; ALI, p. 1067; MNB, p. 456.
1694 ULCY3, p. 199.
1695 IDRS, p. 115. Ahmed’s son Alaeddin and his brother were sent to Egypt before Ahmed’s death. But
they died there because of plague. See IDRS, p. 115. Also see HSE4, pp. 165-6 and ALI, pp. 1068-9;
SLZ2, p. 13; MNB, p. 456. The latter four also specify that Murad fled to Shah Ismail and died in Persia
after three or four years.
1696 KPZ9, p. 81.
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