Orhan Çelebi
Orhan Çelebi (1412 – 29 May 1453) was a prince of the Ottoman dynasty. He was the son of Süleyman Çelebi and grandson of Bayezid I.[1]
Orhan lived in Constantinople as an exile and hostage. As the only living male member of the Ottoman dynasty other than Mehmed II, Orhan was a potential challenger to the throne. The Ottoman Empire paid tribute to the Byzantines to keep him as a hostage so that he would not emerge as a rival to Mehmed II. Emperor Constantine XI's threat in 1452 to release Orhan as a challenger unless the tribute money might've provided a pretext for the siege Constantinople,[2] although preparations for the siege had already started by 1451.[3]
In 1453, Orhan joined the defence of the Byzantine Empire during the Fall of Constantinople with about 600 Ottoman prisoners who were loyal to him[4] by his side.[5] They were charged with defending part of the sea walls, including the harbour of Eptaskalio.
There are several tales about exactly how it happened, but after the city had fallen, Orhan was caught and executed on the orders of Sultan Mehmed II as he tried to escape while disguised as a monk.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "An Ottoman Volunteer Defends Besieged Constantinople (1453)". pemptousia.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-10.
- ↑ Finkel, Caroline (2007). Osman's dream: the story of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1923. New York: Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-465-02397-4.
- ↑ Ory, Vincent (2020). Palazón, Julio Navarro; García-Pulido, Luis José (eds.). "Locking up the Strait in the fifteenth century's Ottoman Mediterranean : The Bosporus' sea forts of Mehmet II (1452)". Defensive Architecture of the Mediterranean. 11. Grenade, Spain: Universitat Politàcnica de València: 817–824. doi:10.4995/FORTMED2020.2020.11333. hdl:10251/146999.
- ↑ Araştırmaları, Osmanlı. "Osmanlı Araştırmaları - İstanbul'un fethinde 600 Türk askeri, Fatih'e karşı savaştı". www.os-ar.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ↑ Bilge., Umar (2003-01-01). Bizans'ın son yüzyılları, 1261-1453. Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı. ISBN 9753330960. OCLC 255351080.
- ↑ Dost., Körpe (2003-01-01). Fatih Sultan Mehmed ve zamanı. Oğlak. ISBN 9753294174. OCLC 59087145.
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