The Ottoman “Interregnum” in 1402–1413: The International Aspect ; Османское междуцарствие 1402–1413 гг.: международно-политический аспект

After the Battle of Ankara (1402) Ottoman state went through the long crisis of interregnum. Suleyman, Musa and Mehmed, sons of the Sultan Bayezid I (1389–1402), started the struggle for the throne. It was powerfully influenced by the conflict between European states – Venice and Hungary. Their interests clashed in the Balkans. The Treaty of Gallipoli (1403) originated the process. It balanced the interests of Venice, Genoa, the Byzantine Empire and the Turkish ruler of Rumelia Suleyman (1402–1411). But Hungary did not take part in the treaty, and afterwards Hungarian King Sigismund Luxemburg... Mehr ...