At a glance
- Roles
- prince · emir
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Anatolia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
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Summary
Prince Mustafa, son of Bayezid I — presumed dead on the field of Ankara in 804, he resurfaced under his nephew Murad II leading a rising the book says the empire's enemies financed: emperor Manuel II backed him until he besieged Gallipoli to make it his base, whereupon Murad captured and hanged him 1.
Ottoman memory also knows this figure as 'Düzme Mustafa', the false Mustafa — the sources dispute whether he was the genuine prince; we record the book's account as it stands.
Opinions on the question
The question: Was the Mustafa who rose against Murad II truly Bayezid's son or an impostor ('Düzme Mustafa')?
First opinion · Sunni tradition (the museum's frame)Main reference
More opinions (1)
Academic viewSecondary opinion
Connections
- Related to
- Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos· مراد الثاني
- Child of
- بايزيد الأول الصاعقة
- Opposed
- مراد الثاني
People and things also explored
محمد الأول جلبي· Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos· مراد الثاني· The battle of Ankara and the capture of Bayezid the Thunderbolt· The second battle of Kosovo· Battle of Varna and the breach of the treaty· Conquest of Thessalonica· Treaty of Szeged (1444)
Sources
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 70, 79
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Prince Mustafa, son of Bayezid I”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/mustafa-ibn-bayezid/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.