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Events on Wednesday 24 April 1512 1
1512Selim I deposes Bayezid IIOttoman throne passes amid a succession crisisBacked by the Janissaries, Prince Selim forced his father Sultan Bayezid II to abdicate the Ottoman throne. Selim was proclaimed sultan in Istanbul, beginning a reign marked by rapid military expansion into Persia and the Arab lands. Bayezid died weeks later while travelling into retirement.