Prologue:And there were none.
A Painting of Sultan Ahmet I,before the civil war.He later discarded the traditional regalias,for a rather-more casual one,after ascending to throne
Yeniserhir,Bursa April 24, 1513
Ottoman customs always states that if a Sultan dies,a "race" between his sons to Istanbul in order to gain the throne is held.Bayezid II's death on 1512 have started a three-way war between Sehzade Selim,Ahmet,and Korkut-which eventually led to Selim I's ascension-but with a grander twist.Previously,Bayezid II was known to be ailing,yet-capable of ruling,but after Selim's arrival on Istanbul,Bayezid II suddenly passed away,sparking debates of possible murder.Early 1513,Korkut is captured,and executed by Selim,narrowing the power struggle into two sides.Selim's,and Ahmet.Selim,whom is a tough,and rather-cruel man,is more popular with the army and the Jannisaries,granting him incredible-yet ridiculous amount of support from them.While Ahmet,in the other hand,is more popular on the middle-high class societies of the empire,giving him support from the nobles and the populace.
This,put Ahmet on a considerable disadvantage,considering the whole fact that Selim now have the army,under his hand.But trying to shake off the unconvinient truth that sooner or later,Selim will have his head.Ahmet,actually already reserves a ship,to escape Selim's wrath to France,yet,this is his final battle-and opportunity to claim the throne.But now,reality is in front of his eyes,standing over the dead body of his army and followers,in front of Selim and his Jannisaries,Selim,ready to cut his head off.
Three-dimensional render of the Virtual Game "Sultans and Kings of Europa III:Ottoman Civil War" of Selim I.There is no actual Visual representation of Selim I,as every visual records of him is destroyed by Ahmet I.
Now,Ahmet's mind is scrambled,waiting for his imminent death-but no.Ahmet knew.Ahmet knew that he always been known as Bayezid's smartest and brightest son,unlike Selim's brutish reputation,or Korkut's rather "irrelevant" image on the empire.But now,Ahmet's gotta think.His mind is so scrambled that he couldnt hear Selim's words that he let out from his mouth,as Ahmet is thinking about what he will do next.
He knew.
Using the western knowledge he gained during his studies,Ahmet challenges Selim for a duel of their lifetime,that might decide the fate of the empire-to some extent,the world.Selim adds more rules to the battle,which gave it a spicier outlook.Selim already guaranteed,that if Ahmet won,his army will bow to him-but now,Ahmet gotta think fast.Selim is a true warrior,already mastered swordplay since his teenage years.But Ahmet wouldnt back down.This is his chance.
As both draw their swords,they began to exchange attacks,before Selim eventually gained the upper hand,as his strike managed to knock Ahmet's sword out of his hands-replied by Ahmet's kick to Selim's knees,knocking the man down.As Selim gets up,he charged towards Ahmet,driving them,breaking the fence behind them,sending them flying-approximately 1 story-height..where the tables turned,as Ahmet managed to get on top of his brother.The two crashed down,having bones on their body broken,weakening them both.But Selim,had another trick under his sleeves.He yelled for a knife,where a loyal jannisary threw to him,and now,both men,Selim and Ahmet crawls towards the knife,going in for a kill.Seconds every seconds,Selim's cockyness have drove him to the knife,and-finally,Selim managed to stand,helding the knife in his hand........
But Ahmet kicked Selim's knees,to the point where its bones sticks out from its legs,giving Ahmet a chance to stand up,and taking the knife with him,and the rest is not written in history,but it is known,that..
Selim's death changed history,forever
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