Şehzade Murad

Şehzade Murad (c. 1495, Amasya – 1519, Kashan or Isfahan) was an Ottoman prince (şehzade), the son of Şehzade Ahmet. He was involved in the chaotic upheaval surrounding the succession to Sultan Bayezid II (r. 1481-1512). Murad's father, the legal heir to the Ottoman throne, fought against Selim I and received support from king Ismail I (1501-1524) of the neighboring Safavid Empire. When Ahmet however was put to death by Selim following his unsuccessful attempt, prince Murad was subsequently given support by Ismail I as claimant to the throne. Ismail I wanted to use prince Murad in order to mobilize opposition against Selim I. In 1512, during Nur-Ali Khalifa's large-scale campaign in Anatolia, Murad joined his campaign, and even "girded the Qizilbash crown". According to information Selim I received from his spies (December 1512/January 1513), Ismail I allegedly wanted to conquer Anatolia, give the Rum beylerbeylik to Murad, while the rest of the territory would be ruled by the Qizilbash. Anyhow, when the Safavid support meant for Murad failed to materialize, the scheme was abandonded, and Murad migrated to the Safavid Empire where he was given asylum. He died at Kashan, or Isfahan.

Ismail I's support to these rivals of Selim I formed one of the main casus belli that lead to the decisive Battle of Chaldiran (1514).

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