The Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age, 1300–1600
Halil İnalcık
İnalcık on Mehmed I's restoration of the state after the interregnum.
The World During Their Reign
The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
Henry V of England
England
1413–1421
Ashikaga Yoshimochi
Japan (Shogunate)
1413–1421
John I of Portugal
Portugal
1413–1421
Charles VI of France
France
1413–1421
Yongle Emperor
China
1413–1421
Manuel II Palaiologos
Rome
1413–1421
James I of Scotland
Scotland
1413–1421
Emperor Shōkō
Japan
1413–1421
Erik of Pomerania
Sweden
1413–1421
Alfonso V of Aragon
Spain
1416–1421
Ferdinand I of Aragon
Spain
1413–1416
Pope Martin V
Papacy
1417–1421
Pope Gregory XII
Papacy
1413–1415
Anna of Moscow
Rome
1416–1417
Meanwhile in history
One “meanwhile in history” story each week: who ruled where, and what was happening on thrones across the world.
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Further Reading
Well-regarded biographies and histories to go deeper on Mehmed I's life and times.
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