The Karamanid siege of Bursa

حصار القرمانيين لبورصة

1413 CE · 816 AH

Bursa

The Karamanid Turcoman emir besieged Bursa in 1413 CE and destroyed the Orhan Gazi Mosque; the mosque was repaired four years later 1.

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Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Anatolia
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Bursa

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Overview

The Karamanid Turcoman emir besieged Bursa in 1413 CE and destroyed the Orhan Gazi Mosque. 1

The repair

The mosque was repaired four years after its destruction, and its original plan survived later restorations. 1

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People and things also explored

Yesil Mosque, Bursa· The capital moves from Bursa to Edirne· The great Bursa earthquake of 1855· Bursa in the Turkish war of independence· Conquest of Bursa· Jem Sultan hailed at Bursa for eighteen days· Kalenderoğlu plunders Bursa· Mehmed I returns the capital to Bursa

Sources

  1. John Freely, A History of Ottoman Architecture (2011) , p. 38
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Yesil Mosque, Bursa

Draft card for the Yesil (Green) Mosque of Bursa, built for Sultan Mehmed I and famed for its green tilework; a landmark of early Ottoman architecture per the cited survey, the page not yet checked.