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Campaign · 1468
Determined to end the Karamanid beylik, Mehmed II made several campaigns against it. According to the TDV article on the Karamanids, Ottoman forces took first Gevele and then Konya in April 1468, and Prince Mustafa was appointed governor there. Pir Ahmed Bey fought on and held the Taurus region; while Mehmed was on the Euboea campaign in 1470, Kasım of Karaman advanced as far as the Ankara region. Once the Akkoyunlu threat was removed, the campaign against Niğde, Develi and the coast of İçel succeeded in 1474, and the Karamanid beylik was brought fully under control.
| Date | April 1468 – 1474 |
|---|---|
| Location | Konya, Larende (Karaman) and İçel |
| Result | The Karamanid beylik was annexed; the province of Karaman was created |
| Belligerents | Ottoman state | Karamanid Beylik |
|---|---|---|
| Commanders | Mehmed II Prince Mustafa İshak Pasha | Pir Ahmed Bey Kasım Bey |
Took place during the reign of Mehmed II (1451–1481). Mehmed II
The atlas records this territorial change for the year:
By the atlas's calculation the Ottoman lands covered about 983,000 km² in 1468; at the start of Mehmed II's reign they measured 664,000 km², at its end 1,140,000 km².
During Mehmed II (1451–1481) the atlas records 13 regions gained and 0 regions lost.
Regions gained: Istanbul and the Straits (1453), Moldavia (1455), Athens–Central Greece (1456), Morea (Peloponnese) (1460), Trabzon (Pontus) (1461), Kastamonu–Sinop (Candar) (1461), Aegean Islands (Lesbos–Lemnos–Samos) (1462), Bosnia (1463), and 5 more.
The conquest of Constantinople (1453) ended the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), turned the Ottoman state into an empire and moved the centre of the state permanently to Istanbul. By eliminating most of the independent states in the Balkans and Anatolia he consolidated the borders between the Danube and the Euphrates; his first reign was in 1444–1446.
Areas are land area computed from the atlas's region data; see Method and sources.
Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “KARAMANOĞULLARI” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.
Cite as: Atlas of the Sultans, “Ottoman conquest of Karaman (1468): Date, Commanders and Outcome”, https://padisahlaratlasi.com/en/events/ottoman-conquest-of-karaman/ (last updated 12 November 2026). Corrections
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