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Ottoman Interregnum: Süleyman Çelebi defeats his brother Musa Çelebi outside the Byzantine capital, Constantinople.

Historical image related to Ottoman Interregnum: Süleyman Çelebi defeats his brother Musa Çelebi outside the Byzantine capital, Constantinople. from June 15, 1410

Ottoman Interregnum

Civil war in the early 15th century Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Interregnum, or Ottoman Civil War, was a civil war in the Ottoman realm between the sons of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I following their father's defeat and capture by Timur in the Battle of Ankara on 28 July 1402. Although Timur confirmed Mehmed Çelebi as sultan,…
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Süleyman Çelebi

Ottoman prince, son of Sultan Bayezid I

Süleyman Çelebi was an Ottoman prince and a co-ruler of the Ottoman Empire for several years during the Ottoman Interregnum. There is a tradition of Western origin, according to which Suleiman the Magnificent was "Suleiman II", but that tradition has been based on an erroneous…
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Battle of Kosmidion

1410 battle during the Ottoman Interregnum

The Battle of Kosmidion occurred on 15 June 1410, during the Ottoman Interregnum, and was fought between the forces of the rival brothers, Musa Çelebi and Süleyman Çelebi, at Kosmidion just outside the land walls of Constantinople.
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Musa Çelebi

Ottoman prince (d. 1413), claimant to the throne

Musa Çelebi was an Ottoman prince and a co-ruler of the empire for three years during the Ottoman Interregnum.
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Constantinople

Capital of the Eastern Roman and Ottoman empires

Constantinople was a historical city located on the Bosporus that served as the capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman empires between its consecration in 330 and 1930, when it was renamed Istanbul. Initially as New Rome, Constantinople was founded in 324 during the…
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June 15

Day of the year

June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 199 days remain until the end of the year.
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