FATHER, SON AND THE POISON: A REEVALUATION OF THE DEATHS OF FATIH SULTAN MEHMED, SEHZADE MUSTAFA, CEM SULTAN AND BAYEZID II IN THE LIGHT OF FIFTEENTH CENTURY POISONS
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| Artikelüberschrift | FATHER, SON AND THE POISON: A REEVALUATION OF THE DEATHS OF FATIH SULTAN MEHMED, SEHZADE MUSTAFA, CEM SULTAN AND BAYEZID II IN THE LIGHT OF FIFTEENTH CENTURY POISONS |
| Titel des Artikels auf Englisch | FATHER, SON AND THE POISON: A REEVALUATION OF THE DEATHS OF FATIH SULTAN MEHMED, SEHZADE MUSTAFA, CEM SULTAN AND BAYEZID II IN THE LIGHT OF FIFTEENTH CENTURY POISONS |
| Band / Nummer | Band: 12 / Nummer: 2 |
| Autor | Zeynep TIRMIKÇIOĞLU |
| Artikelsprache | Türkisch |
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Zusammenfassung Türkisch
Fatih Sultan Mehmed was an Ottoman Sultan who ruled from 1444 to 1446, and then later from 1451 to 1481. At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople (Istanbul) and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire. He had three sons. The first son was Bayezid II. The second was Mustafa and the third was Cem. There are some conflicting data regarding deaths of Fatih Sultan Mehmed and his sons. According to foreign historians, there is substantial evidence that Mehmed was poisoned. On the other hand, some historians have suggested that he died of complications caused by gout and diabetes mellitus. The cause of death of Fatih Sultan Mehmed is an issue that is still being discussed today. Moreover, it is known that Sultan’s sons, Sehzade Mustafa, Cem Sultan and Bayezid II also showed symptoms of possible poisoning before their deaths. The aim of this study is to reevaluate the deaths of Fatih Sultan Mehmed and his sons in the light of poisons used in the fifteenth century. In conclusion, toxicologic findings described in historical texts indicate that Fatih Sultan Mehmed was poisoned with opium, and his sons, Sehzade Mustafa with belladonna and mandragora, Cem Sultan with aconitine, Bayezid II with arsenic.
Zusammenfassung Englisch
Fatih Sultan Mehmed was an Ottoman Sultan who ruled from 1444 to 1446, and then later from 1451 to 1481. At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople (Istanbul) and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire. He had three sons. The first son was Bayezid II. The second was Mustafa and the third was Cem. There are some conflicting data regarding deaths of Fatih Sultan Mehmed and his sons. According to foreign historians, there is substantial evidence that Mehmed was poisoned. On the other hand, some historians have suggested that he died of complications caused by gout and diabetes mellitus. The cause of death of Fatih Sultan Mehmed is an issue that is still being discussed today. Moreover, it is known that Sultan’s sons, Sehzade Mustafa, Cem Sultan and Bayezid II also showed symptoms of possible poisoning before their deaths. The aim of this study is to reevaluate the deaths of Fatih Sultan Mehmed and his sons in the light of poisons used in the fifteenth century. In conclusion, toxicologic findings described in historical texts indicate that Fatih Sultan Mehmed was poisoned with opium, and his sons, Sehzade Mustafa with belladonna and mandragora, Cem Sultan with aconitine, Bayezid II with arsenic.
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