Turkish Sultan Bayazid, son of Suleiman the Magnificent and Roksolany, went down in history as a troublemaker and a rebel, who went against his father and brother live, but was defeated.Despite the outstanding inclinations, he did not become a wise ruler or a great general.Instead, he suffered an unenviable fate of exile.Instead of brilliant achievements, he became known as the West and East frustrated heir Bayazid, son of Suleiman.The biography of this man runneth dark spots and strange coincidences.This is covered in the article.
Bayazid, son of Suleiman.Children and youth
first contender for the throne of his father was the eldest son of Suleiman - Mehmed.Bayezid and Selim in his youth did not claim the throne.Even then, the records of the palace chroniclers, they had significant differences in the nature.Selim maternal inherited good looks and her fiery hair color Ryzhyi.And all the willpower and fighting spirit got Bayazid.Selim also grew cowardly, distrustful and withdrawn.In 1543 the heir dies Mehmed.This meant that the sultan to choose among their sons the next king.Selim and Bayazid at that time was nineteen and sixteen years, respectively.Somehow, the father chooses the first, despite the obvious weakness of Selim.Perhaps the reason for this was just his calm nature, in connection with which the old Sultan hoped that he would not claim to power until his last days.
Rebellious Bayazid, son of Suleiman
However, the younger son showed himself a bold and successful general and was not going to tolerate this state of affairs.And after the death of his mother and brothers at all Roksolany finally quarreled.Father to prevent internecine conflict, sent sons as governors in different parts of their possessions.However, in 1559 Bayezid, the son of Suleiman, opposed this decision and opposed his brother.The battle took place in May of the same year under Konya, where the troops of Suleiman and Selim in the numerical superiority of the army defeated Bayazid.Last I tried to escape from his father recently enemy - the Shah of Persia Tahmasp.However, getting a generous bribe of 400 thousand gold, the Shah agreed to execute Bayezid.The disgraced prince and all his children were killed by strangulation.
Board Selim II
After he was executed Bayazid, son of Selim II, Suleiman did not become a worthy successor to the Ottoman dynasty.It was said that he had no friends and never committed serious acts.The entire period of his reign Selim II held the wine and entertainment.He often drank alone, for which he earned the nickname drunkard.His attempts to continue an aggressive offensive policy of his predecessors also were unsuccessful.No, the war continued, but they had no significant progress.And he Selim almost always remained in his palace, almost leading the hikes.His reign lasted only eight years from 1566 to 1574, after which the luckless Sultan died and power passed to his son Murad III.
