TRENDEAtlas of the Sultans · Cities

When did Amasya become Ottoman?

Today: Turkey

524years under Ottoman rule

Amasya came under Ottoman rule in 1398; it remained an Ottoman city until the end of the empire. Known as the 'city of princes', where Ottoman heirs were trained.

Amasya
1300140015001600170018001900
1398–until 1922 · 524 years

Chronology

  1. 1398
    Became Ottoman

    After his struggle with Kadı Burhaneddin, Bayezid I annexed Amasya and gave its government to his son Mehmed.

    Sultan: Bayezid I
  2. 1402
    Note

    After the Battle of Ankara Mehmed Çelebi withdrew to Amasya with his forces; the city became his base in the Interregnum.

    Sultan: Bayezid I
  3. 1919
    Note

    On 22 June 1919 Mustafa Kemal Pasha issued the Amasya Circular, the first manifesto of the War of Independence, here.

    Sultan: Mehmed VI

How the total is counted: years of actual Ottoman rule are added up. Temporary occupations shorter than a year (that were reversed) are not subtracted; they appear as notes in the chronology.

In the atlas

On the atlas map the city lies in the region “Sivas–Amasya–Tokat (Rum)”. Map colours work at region level, so the city's own dates may differ from the region's by a few years.

Open the map in 1398

Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “AMASYA” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.