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            Beyazid I  
            Bayezid was born in Edirne in 1360. His father was Murad I and 
              his mother was Gulcicek Sultana. Bayezid had a round face, light 
              complexion, ram nose, hazel eyes, blond hair, thick beard and large 
              shoulders. Because of his bravery, he was called as "Yildirim"(thunderbolt). 
              He spent his childhood with his brothers in the Bursa Palace. He 
              was educated by the famous scholars of the time. In his youth, he 
              was appointed as the governor of Kutahya province. Due to Sultan 
              Murad's (Murad I) testament, he crowned in 1389 at the age of 29. 
              He besieged Byzantine Emperor at Constantinople, then overcame the 
              Turkish rulers in E Anatolia and defeated the army of Sigismund 
              of Hungary at Nicopolis.In Serbia, Stefan Lazaroevic son of the 
              King Lazar crowned king. He came to Edirne for the peace treaty 
              and he gave his sister to Bayezid and with this marriage, Ottoman 
              - Serbian friendship was accomplished. Unfortunately, Bayezid, was 
              defeated in the Ankara War by Timur (the Mongolian Khan). Timur 
              slaved him and Bayezid died in seven months twelve days. His sultanate 
              took 13 very victorious years but ended very sadly. He wore clothes 
              of brocade with a white loose neck and his turban was coiled and 
              wound round a gold embroidered üsküf. He received a great amount 
              of money from taxation so that the treasury became very rich. Regular 
              pay was distributed to the soldiers for the first time during his 
              reign. 
             
            His Wifes : Shah Hatun , Devlet Hatun , Hafsa Hatun, Sultan 
              Hatun, Marya Olivera Despina Hatun 
              His Sons : Musa Celebi, Suleyman Celebi, Mustafa Celebi, 
              Isa Celebi 
              His Daughters : Fatma Sultana. 
            
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