Janissary mutiny at Edirne

فتنة الإنكشارية بأدرنة

c. 1446 CE · 850 AH

Edirne

Murad II's reign saw a janissary mutiny at Edirne on the pretext of the fire that had broken out in the city; the soldiery rioted until the rising was pacified by an increase in their pay 1 2.

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Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Anatolia

In time

1430144014501460 c.
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

In space

Edirne

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The mutineers

The authorities of al-Mustakfi bi'llah II Sulayman ibn al-Mutawakkil

al-Mustakfi bi'llah II Sulayman ibn al-Mutawakkil

Overview

The janissaries mutinied at Edirne under Murad II on the pretext of the fire in the city, rioting until the rising was pacified by an increase in their pay 1 2.

The janissary rising

Murad II had retired from the throne in Asia Minor leaving his young son Mehmed; the statesmen feared the mutiny would grow out of control 2.

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Occurred at
Edirne
During the reign of
al-Mustakfi bi'llah II Sulayman ibn al-Mutawakkil

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Sources

  1. Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 2 p. 711
  2. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 82
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