Death of Mehmed II and Succession of Bayezid II
- When
- 1481
- Where
- Maltepe, Istanbul; Ottoman Empire
- Episodes
- 2
Mehmed II died in May 1481 after falling ill near Istanbul, leading to the succession of his son Bayezid II. The legacy date of March 3 conflicts with source evidence for May 3.
Episodes
- Bayezid's Ascension
Bayezid II was invited to the throne by the Grand Vizier.
- Illness and Death
Mehmed II fell ill near Maltepe and died in May 1481.
Background and detail
Background. Mehmed II, known as the Conqueror, served as the Ottoman sultan from 1451 until his death. His son Bayezid had been educated in Amasya and served as governor there for twenty-seven years before ascending the throne.
Death of the Sultan. In 1481, Mehmed II marched with the Ottoman army but became ill upon reaching Maltepe. He died a few days later at the age of forty-nine and was buried in a türbe near the Fatih Mosque complex in Istanbul.
Succession of Bayezid II. Karamani Mehmed Pasha, the last grand vizier of Mehmed II, informed Bayezid of his father's death and invited him to ascend the throne. Bayezid II became the eighth sultan of the Ottoman Empire in 1481.
People involved
- Mehmed II · Ottoman Sultan
- Bayezid II · Successor Sultan
- Karamani Mehmed Pasha · Grand Vizier
Sources
- Mehmed II Wikipedia
- Bayezid II Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31
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