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Pope Innocent VIII

البابا إينوسنت الثامن

1492 CE · 897 AH† †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Innocent VIII, pope in Bayezid II's reign; al-Salabi records that the Knights of St John at Rhodes — having turned Prince Cem into privileges extracted from both Bayezid and Cem's Cairo backers — sold their hostage to Pope Innocent VIII 1.

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Roles
religious-leader
Era
The Gunpowder Empires
Region
Anatolia
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Summary

Innocent VIII, pope in the reign of Bayezid II 1.

Buying the hostage

Al-Salabi records that the Knights of St John at Rhodes — having turned Prince Cem into privileges extracted from both Bayezid and Cem's Cairo backers — sold their hostage to Pope Innocent VIII for a great price 1.

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People and things also explored

Selim I's accession, 918/1512· The Lepanto victory over Venice (1499-1500)· Prince Ahmad, son of Bayezid II· Pope Alexander VI· Prince Cem (Jem Sultan)· Koca Davud Pasha· السلطان محمد الفاتح· السلطان الأشرف قايتباي

Sources

  1. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 164
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Selim I's accession, 918/1512

Al-Salabi dates Bayezid II's cession of the sultanate to his son Selim I at 18 Safar 918 / 25 April 1512; Ibn al-Imad adds that Selim contested the ailing father for the throne, that he yielded it, then died near Guria.