1. Bayezid II was the son of Sehzade Mehmed and Gulbahar Hatun, an Albanian concubine.
12 Facts About Bayezid II
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However, the marriage of Sittisah Hatun took place two years after Bayezid II was born and the whole arrangement was not to Mehmed's liking.
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Bayezid II's overriding concern was the quarrel with his brother Cem Sultan, who claimed the throne and sought military backing from the Mamluks in Egypt.
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Karamani Mehmed Pasha, latest grand vizier of Mehmed II, informed him of the death of the Sultan and invited Bayezid II to ascend the throne.
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Bayezid II sent out the Ottoman Navy under the command of admiral Kemal Reis to Spain in 1492 in order to evacuate them safely to Ottoman lands.
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Bayezid II sent out proclamations throughout the empire that the refugees were to be welcomed.
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Bayezid II granted the refugees the permission to settle in the Ottoman Empire and become Ottoman citizens.
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Bayezid II ridiculed the conduct of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile in expelling a class of people so useful to their subjects.
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Bayezid II threatened with death all those who treated the Jews harshly or refused them admission into the empire.
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Bayezid II made a tour of the communities and was instrumental in imposing a tax upon the rich, to ransom the Jewish victims of the persecution.
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Bayezid II developed fears that Ahmet might in turn kill him to gain the throne, so he refused to allow his son to enter Constantinople.
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Bayezid II was buried next to the Bayezid Mosque in Istanbul.