Mehmed of Dulkadir
Beg of Dulkadir from 1399 to 1442 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nasir al-Din Mehmed Beg (Turkish: Nasireddin Mehmed Bey; before 1362 – October 1442) was the ruler of Dulkadir from 1399 until his death. He came to power with the intervention of the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I (r. 1389–1402) amidst the internal struggles within the Dulkadirids and forced his cousin Sadaqa to flee from Elbistan, the capital. During the Ottoman Interregnum (1402–13), Mehmed supported Bayezid's son Mehmed Chelebi, who became the new sultan succeeding his father, Bayezid I. While Nasir al-Din Mehmed was involved in sporadic clashes with the Mamluks, he enjoyed peace with them towards the end of his reign, marrying his daughter to the Mamluk Sultan and commissioning the construction of madrasas and other buildings in regions outside his control, such as in Jerusalem.
Mehmed Beg | |
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Beg of Dulkadir | |
Reign | 2 August 1399 – October 1442 |
Predecessor | Sadaqa |
Successor | Suleiman |
Born | before 1362 |
Died | (aged over 80) |
Consort | Khadija Khatun |
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House | Dulkadir |
Father | Ghars al-Din Khalil |
Religion | Islam |