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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
The Sultan welcomed many escaped Jewish refugees from the Inquisition of [[Isabella I of Castile|Queen Isabella I]] in [[Spain]] and [[Manuel I of Portugal|King Manuel I]] in Portugal. The King of Spain, [[Ferdinand I]] - under the influence of the [[Templars]] - tried to send his own agents with the refugees to infiltrate [[Constantinople]], but was foiled by the [[Assassins]], who killed the agents and took their places. | The Sultan welcomed many escaped Jewish refugees from the Inquisition of [[Isabella I of Castile|Queen Isabella I]] in [[Spain]] and [[Manuel I of Portugal|King Manuel I]] in Portugal. The King of Spain, [[Ferdinand I]] - under the influence of the [[Templars]] - tried to send his own agents with the refugees to infiltrate [[Constantinople]], but was foiled by the [[Assassins]], who killed the agents and took their places. | ||
Sultan Bayezid II had originally chosen his son [[Ahmet]] as the next Sultan, but he soon faced fierce opposition from the Ottoman [[Janissaries]] who were supporting Bayezid II's son Selim. Selim had secretly gained the Janissaries' support to aid him in his ascension to the throne, and so he begun a tough war against his father to dethrone him from the title of Sultan. In 1512, Bayezid eventually handed over the throne to Selim instead of Ahmet, and Selim became the new Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 02:26, 20 April 2012
Bayezid II (December 3, 1447 - May 26, 1512) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512. He was the father of Ahmet, Korkut and Selim I, and grandfather of Suleiman I.
Biography
The Sultan welcomed many escaped Jewish refugees from the Inquisition of Queen Isabella I in Spain and King Manuel I in Portugal. The King of Spain, Ferdinand I - under the influence of the Templars - tried to send his own agents with the refugees to infiltrate Constantinople, but was foiled by the Assassins, who killed the agents and took their places.
Sultan Bayezid II had originally chosen his son Ahmet as the next Sultan, but he soon faced fierce opposition from the Ottoman Janissaries who were supporting Bayezid II's son Selim. Selim had secretly gained the Janissaries' support to aid him in his ascension to the throne, and so he begun a tough war against his father to dethrone him from the title of Sultan. In 1512, Bayezid eventually handed over the throne to Selim instead of Ahmet, and Selim became the new Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Trivia
- His date of death was one of the dates shown in the beginning of the reveal video for Assassin's Creed: Revelations.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy - Contracts
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mentioned only)
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