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Murad II dies at Edirne

وفاة مراد الثاني بأدرنة

1451 CE · 855 AH

Edirne

Murad II died in his palace at Edirne in 855/1451, aged about 47, and was buried beside the Muradiye mosque in Bursa according to his will; he was succeeded by his son Mehmed II 1 2.

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Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Anatolia

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144014501460
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

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Edirne

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Overview

Murad II died in his palace at Edirne in 855/1451, aged 47, and was buried beside the Muradiye mosque in Bursa 1.

Death of the sultan

He was succeeded by his son Mehmed II, who did not return to Edirne until he decided to besiege Constantinople 2.

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Edirne
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Murad II

People and things also explored

Murad II founds the Muradiye at Edirne· Edirne's New Imperial Palace is built· Edirne's Üç Şerefeli Mosque is built· السلطان محمد الفاتح· Mehmed I Çelebi· Murad II· Edirne· Eski Mosque, Edirne

Sources

  1. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 83
  2. Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 2 p. 711
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Murad II founds the Muradiye at Edirne

Murad II founded Edirne's Muradiye in 1435, at first as a house for Mevlevi dervishes; a smaller mevlevihane was built beside it when the main building was turned into a mosque, distinguished by the tile revetments covering the mihrab and part of the walls.