Küçük Mustafa

Ottoman prince, son of Sultan Mehmed I

This article is about the son of Mehmed I. For the son of Bayezid I, see Mustafa Çelebi. For the son of Suleiman the Magnificent, see Şehzade Mustafa.

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Küçük Mustafa

Born| c. 1408
Died| c. 1423 (aged 14-15)
Ottoman Empire
Spouse| Zampia Palaiologina Doria
Father| Mehmed I
Religion| Sunni Islam

Küçük Mustafa ("Mustafa the Small" or "Mustafa the Little" or "Mustafa the Young"; c. 1408 – 1423) was an Ottoman prince (Turkish: şehzade) who fought to gain control of the throne of the Ottoman Empire in 1422. It was used by the Ottoman chroniclers to distinguish him from his uncle Mustafa Çelebi, who also fought for the throne.

## Background[edit]

Mustafa was born in 1408. He was the second son of Mehmed I. In the early years of the Ottoman Empire, all princes were required to work as provincial (sanjak) governors as a part of their training. Young princes were accompanied by experienced statesmen. Mustafa's sanjak was Hamideli (roughly modern Isparta in Turkey). But after the death of his father, fearing for his life at the hands of his elder brother, he escaped to the rival Turkish beylik Karamanid territory. In Karaman, he was encouraged by an Ottoman pasha named Şaraptar İlyas to rebel against his elder brother, new sultan Murad II.

Mustafa was supported by the Byzantine Empire and married into the imperial family. In 1421 or 1422 he married Zampia Palaiologina Doria, daughter of Zampia Palaiologina who in turn was an illegitimate daughter of Emperor John V Palaiologos (r. 1341–1391).[1][2]

## The rebellion[edit]

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Immediately after his coronation, Murat was occupied with the rebellion of his uncle Mustafa Çelebi. After defeating Mustafa, Murat laid siege to the Byzantine capital Constantinople (modern Istanbul) to punish the Byzantine Empire for supporting Mustafa. Küçük Mustafa saw his chance to rebel. Supported with troops from Karaman, he began capturing the Anatolian territories of the Ottoman Empire. The Byzantine emperor, seeing this rebellion as a chance for relief from the siege, also supported the rebellion. Although unsuccessful in the siege of Bursa, the co-capital of the empire, Küçük Mustafa captured İznik (Nicaea of antiquity), another important city in the Anatolia.

## End of the rebellion[edit]

After hearing the news of the rebellion, Murat lifted the siege on Constantinople and returned to Anatolia. He also corresponded with Şaraptar İlyas secretly. İlyas betrayed Küçük Mustafa and changed sides, and İznik was easily captured by Murat's forces. Although Mustafa tried to escape, he was soon arrested and executed.[3][4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Ganchou, Thierry (2008). "Ilario Doria, le gambros génois de Manuel II Palaiologos : beau-frère ou gendre?". Revue des études byzantines (in French). 66: 71–94. doi:10.3406/REBYZ.2008.3033.
2. ^ Ganchou, Thierry (2020). "Zampia Palaiologina Doria, épouse du prétendant ottoman Muṣṭafā: un fils de Bāyezīd Ier (1421) ou de Meḥmed Ier (1422)?". Impératrices, princesses, aristocrates et saintes souveraines: De l’Orient chrétien et musulman au Moyen Âge et au début des Temps modernes (in French). Presses universitaires de Provence. pp. 133–167. ISBN 979-10-365-6145-0.
3. ^ Joseph von Hammer: Osmanlı Tarihi Vol I (condensation: Abdülkadir Karahan), Milliyet yayınları, İstanbul. pp 79-80
4. ^ Prof. Yaşar Yüce-Prof. Ali Sevim: Türkiye Tarihi Cilt II, AKDTYKTTK Yayınları, İstanbul, 1991 pp 97-98

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Ottoman princes

1st generation|

* Alaeddin Pasha
* Orhan

2nd generation|

* Süleyman Pasha
* Murad I
* Şehzade Halil

3rd generation|

* Savcı Bey
* Yakub Çelebi
* Bayezid I

4th generation|

* Süleyman Çelebi
* İsa Çelebi
* Mehmed I
* Musa Çelebi
* Mustafa Çelebi

5th generation|

* Murad II
* Küçük Mustafa

6th generation|

* Mehmed II
* Orhan Çelebi

7th generation|

* Bayezid II
* Cem Sultan

8th generation|

* Şehzade Ahmet
* Şehzade Korkut
* Selim I
* Şehzade Abdullah
* Şehzade Mahmud
* Şehzade Murad

9th generation|

* Suleiman I
* Şehzade Murad
* Üveys Pasha

10th generation|

* Şehzade Mustafa
* Şehzade Mehmed
* Şehzade Abdullah
* Selim II
* Şehzade Bayezid
* Şehzade Cihangir

11th generation|

* Murad III

12th generation|

* Mehmed III
* Sultan Yahya

13th generation|

* Şehzade Mahmud
* Ahmed I
* Mustafa I

14th generation|

* Osman II
* Şehzade Mehmed
* Murad IV
* Şehzade Bayezid
* Şehzade Süleyman
* Şehzade Kasım
* Ibrahim

15th generation|

* Şehzade Ömer
* Mehmed IV
* Suleiman II
* Ahmed II

16th generation|

* Mustafa II
* Ahmed III

17th generation|

* Mahmud I
* Osman III
*   * Mustafa III
* Abdul Hamid I

18th generation|

* Selim III
* Mustafa IV
* Mahmud II
* Şehzade Selim

19th generation|

* Abdulmejid I
* Abdulaziz
* Mustafa Efendi

20th generation|

* Murad V
* Abdul Hamid II
* Mehmed V
* Şehzade Ahmed Kemaleddin
* Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin
* Şehzade Ahmed Nureddin
* Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin
* Şehzade Selim Süleyman
* Mehmed VI
* Şehzade Mahmud Celaleddin
* Abdulmejid II
* Şehzade Mehmed Şevket
* Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin

21st generation|

* Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin
* Şehzade Mehmed Selim
* Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin
* Şehzade Ibrahim Tevfik
* Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkadir
* Şehzade Mahmud Necmeddin
* Şehzade Ahmed Nuri
* Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin
* Şehzade Ömer Hilmi
* Şehzade Mehmed Cemaleddin
* Şehzade Abdurrahim Hayri
* Şehzade Mehmed Abdülhalim
* Şehzade Ömer Faruk
* Şehzade Ahmed Nureddin
* Mehmed Abdulaziz
* Şehzade Mahmud Şevket
* Şehzade Mehmed Şerafeddin
* Şehzade Ahmed Tevhid
* Şehzade Mehmed Abid
* Şehzade Mehmed Nizameddin
* Şehzade Mehmed Ertuğrul

22nd generation|

* Şehzade Ahmed Nihad
* Şehzade Osman Fuad
* Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkerim
* Mehmed Orhan
* Ertuğrul Osman
* Şehzade Mahmud Namık
* Bayezid Osman

23rd generation|

* Şehzade Ali Vasib
* Dündar Ali Osman
* Harun Osman

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Ottoman princes fighting for the throne

Against Murad I (1373)|

* Savcı Bey

Ottoman Interregnum (1402–1413)|

* Mehmet Çelebi
* Süleyman Çelebi
* İsa Çelebi
* Musa Çelebi

Against Mehmed I (1419)|

* Mustafa Çelebi

Against Murad II (1421–1423)|

* Mustafa Çelebi
* Küçük Mustafa

Against Bayezid II (1481-1482)|

* Cem Sultan

Against Bayezid II (1511–1512)|

* Selim
* Ahmet

Against Selim I (1512–1513)|

* Ahmet
* Korkut (?)

Against Suleiman I (1553–1561)|

* Mustafa (?)
* Bayezid

Against Ahmed I (1603–1617)|

* Sultan Yahya

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