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BAYEZID I . (1347-1403), Ottoman sultan, surnamed YILDERIM or " LIGHTNING," from the great
Kossovo
Asia
chivalry of Christendom at the battle of Nikopoli in 1396, he pursued his victorious career in Greece
Constantinople would doubtless have fallen before his attack, had not the emperor Manuel Palaeologus bought him off by timely concessions which reduced him practically to the position of Bayezid's vassal. But his conquests met with a sudden and overpowering check at the hands of Timur (Tamer-lane ). Utterly defeated at Angora
March
Bayezid first married Devlet Shah Khatun, daughter of the prince of Kermian, who brought him in dowry Kutaiah and its dependencies. Two years before his accession he also married a daughter of the emperor John Palaeologus. End of Article: BAYEZID I If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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