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Revolt · 1519
The pro-Safavid Şah Veli, son of Celal, claimed to be the Mahdi and rose near Tokat in the spring of 1519. Selim I, then preparing a new campaign in Istanbul, also had this unrest in Anatolia to consider; his council judged a march against Iran to be the priority. The revolt was harshly suppressed. From then on, whatever their aim, rebellions and rebels in Anatolia were popularly called “Celali” after him.
| Date | Spring 1519 |
|---|---|
| Location | Region of Tokat (central Anatolia) |
| Result | Harshly suppressed; afterwards revolts in Anatolia were popularly called “Celali” revolts |
| Belligerents | Ottoman Empire (Selim I) | Followers of Şah Veli |
|---|---|---|
| Commanders | Selim I | Şah Veli, son of Celal |
Took place during the reign of Selim I (1512–1520). Selim I
The atlas records this territorial change for the year:
By the atlas's calculation the Ottoman lands covered about 3,034,000 km² in 1519; at the start of Selim I's reign they measured 1,207,000 km², at its end 3,034,000 km².
During Selim I (1512–1520) the atlas records 12 regions gained and 0 regions lost.
Regions gained: Erzurum–Bayburt–Erzincan (1514), Diyarbakır–Van–Urfa (1515), Cilicia–Maraş (Ramadan–Dulkadir) (1515), Syria–Lebanon (Aleppo–Damascus) (1516), Antep–Kilis (1516), Hatay (Sanjak of Alexandretta) (1516), Palestine–Jordan (Jerusalem) (1516), Malatya (1516), and 4 more.
In eight years he turned the state towards the East. With the protectorate of Mecca and Medina the Ottomans became the centre of the Sunni Islamic world and changed from a Turkish-Balkan state into a universal Islamic empire.
Areas are land area computed from the atlas's region data; see Method and sources.
Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “Selim I” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.