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Mehmed I
Çelebi (“the Gentleman”)
He reunited the shattered state and is therefore counted its ‘second founder’. His peaceful policy and the repair of internal order laid the ground for the great age of conquest that followed.
Open the reign of Mehmed I on the mapFamily
| Father | Bayezid I |
|---|---|
| Mother | Devlet Hatun |
| Consorts | Emine Hatun (Dulkadir), Kumru Hatun, Şehzade Hatun |
| Children | Murad II, Küçük Mustafa, Ahmed, Yusuf, Mahmud, Selçuk Hatun, Sultan Hatun |
Major achievements
- End of the Interregnum; sole ruler after the Battle of Çamurlu (1413)
- Unity of Anatolia restored: Saruhan, Aydın, Menteşe, the province of Rum
- Revolt of Sheikh Bedreddin suppressed (1420)
- Affair of the pretender ‘Düzmece’ Mustafa resolved
- Green Mosque and Green Tomb in Bursa
- First Ottoman naval battle with Venice (1416)
Treaties
- Peace with Venice (1419)
- Peace agreements with Byzantium and Karaman
Grand viziers
| Name | From | To | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osmancıklı İmamzâde Halil Pasha Interregnum, while Mehmed Çelebi was still a prince | December 18, 1406 | 1413 | 6-7 years |
| Bayezid Pasha | 1413 | May 26, 1421 | 7-8 years |
Battles and treaties
| Year | Event | Result / parties |
|---|---|---|
| Treaty: Peace agreements with Byzantium and Karaman | ||
| 1413 | Battle: Çamurlu | Mehmed's victory · End of the Ottoman Interregnum; reunification of the Ottoman state · Mehmed becomes the sole ruler |
| 1419 | Treaty: Peace with Venice |
Full infoboxes are in the site’s “Battles and Treaties” tab; source: English Wikipedia.
Death
He died of illness (probably a stroke) in Edirne in 1421. His death was kept secret for forty days until his son Murad II arrived from Bursa.
Territorial change
The lands that changed hands in this period, and the battles or treaties that brought the changes, can be seen on the map: map of the reign of Mehmed I.