The Interregnum: The Greatest Existential Crisis of the Ottoman State

1402 CE · Anadolu / Balkanlar · political

After the defeat at Ankara the Ottoman state was divided among five sons (Süleyman, İsa, Musa, Mehmed and Mustafa).

During the eleven-year civil war the territories in the Balkans were largely preserved, while Anatolia tended towards fragmentation. Prince Mehmed (Mehmed Çelebi) defeated the others in 1413 and reunited the state. Proof of the soundness of Ottoman institutions.

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What was The Interregnum: The Greatest Existential Crisis of the Ottoman State?
After the defeat at Ankara the Ottoman state was divided among five sons (Süleyman, İsa, Musa, Mehmed and Mustafa).
When did The Interregnum: The Greatest Existential Crisis of the Ottoman State happen?
1402 CE
Where did The Interregnum: The Greatest Existential Crisis of the Ottoman State take place?
Anadolu / Balkanlar