Sıddık ÇALIK

After the Battle of Ankara, the Anatolian lands of the Ottoman Empire were shared among many principalities. Timur not only divided the Ottoman lands among Yıldırım's sons, but also allowed the Turkmen principalities to continue their reign by returning the lands they had taken from the Ottomans. In other words, Timur, instead of a strong political structure in the Ottoman geography, set up a disintegrated but subordinate principality to rule, and after staying in Anatolia for eleven months, he returned to his homeland, Turkistan. Thus, while Timur formed a political structure suitable for his own benefit, he also secured the eastern borders of his Khanate.

In this study, rather than focusing on the political environment that took place after the Ankara War, it is aimed to examine the relations between the political forces of the period from a different perspective by considering the coins minted in Anatolia in this process. Although the coins minted by the states and principalities in Anatolia, which is a sign of loyalty to Timur after the Ankara War, are briefly emphasized, it will not constitute the basis of this research. After the Ankara War, in the process that Çelebi Mehmet re-established the Ottoman Empire, the policy of dominating the principalities in Anatolia did not emerge suddenly, although it was mostly the result of military actions. In the first quarter of the 15th century, in this period when the Timurid winds had not yet subsided, these principalities were first subject to the Ottoman Empire with vassaagel ties as of 1410, and after 1428 they were directly subordinated to the central administration. These political facts were intended to be documented with minted coins.

Keywords: Battle of Ankara, Anatolian Principalities, Çelebi Mehmet, Murat II, Coin