Orhan Çelebi
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Ottoman prince
Orhan Çelebi (1412 – 29 May 1453) was a prince of the Ottoman Empire. Orhan was the grandson of Suleyman Çelebi.[1]
Orhan was sent to Constantinople as a hostage and the Ottomans paid tribute to the Byzantines during his time there to keep him out of the way. In 1453 he joined the defence of the Byzantine Empire during the Fall of Constantinople with about 600 Ottoman defectors[2] by his side.[3] They were charged with defending part of the sea walls, including the harbour of Eptaskalio.
There are several tales about exactly how it happened, but after the city had fallen, Orhan was caught and executed on the orders of Sultan Mehmed II while attempting to escape while disguised as a monk.[4]
References
[edit ]- ^ "An Ottoman Volunteer Defends Besieged Constantinople (1453)". pemptousia.com. Archived from the original on 2019年04月10日.
- ^ Araştırmaları, Osmanlı. "Osmanlı Araştırmaları - İstanbul'un fethinde 600 Türk askeri, Fatih'e karşı savaştı". www.os-ar.com. Archived from the original on 2015年04月15日. Retrieved 2017年03月14日.
- ^ Bilge., Umar (2003年01月01日). Bizans'ın son yüzyılları, 1261-1453. Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı. ISBN 9753330960. OCLC 255351080.
- ^ Dost., Körpe (2003年01月01日). Fatih Sultan Mehmed ve zamanı. Oğlak. ISBN 9753294174. OCLC 59087145.
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