During the Ottoman Interregum the House of Osman was split between four sons fighting for control and dominance. Through this period the main divisions of the Ottoman lands had a fairly consistent Rumelia/Balkans and Anatolia split. It also had the Byzantines, Serbs, and other Beyliks joining the fight supporting sons of Bayezid (who was killed fighting Timur).
At one point, the son Musa after being defeated and bidding his time successfully launches a coup that kills his brother Sulemayn on the Rumelia side. Showing anger at the Byzantines for supporting his brother, Musa attacks Constantinople which leads Manuel to throw his support behind Mehmet on the Anatolia side an help him bring over an army and kill Musa (in a battle which almost went in Musa's favor I might add).
What if instead Musa allies with the Byzantines, but instead of finding victory over each other their fighting (influenced by the Byzantines) fails to conclude in a desisive victory. Leading to two seperate political entities to grow apart. Importantly I am interested in any sort of cultural changes such as one of the two becoming more Islamic or more European or etc.
Basically, I want to see if two Turkish states could emerge and not be wiped out or merge. This might lead to a greater Islamization of the Balkans population or even no Vienna invasion or even the Byzantines surviving longer if they can play off the two sides.
At one point, the son Musa after being defeated and bidding his time successfully launches a coup that kills his brother Sulemayn on the Rumelia side. Showing anger at the Byzantines for supporting his brother, Musa attacks Constantinople which leads Manuel to throw his support behind Mehmet on the Anatolia side an help him bring over an army and kill Musa (in a battle which almost went in Musa's favor I might add).
What if instead Musa allies with the Byzantines, but instead of finding victory over each other their fighting (influenced by the Byzantines) fails to conclude in a desisive victory. Leading to two seperate political entities to grow apart. Importantly I am interested in any sort of cultural changes such as one of the two becoming more Islamic or more European or etc.
Basically, I want to see if two Turkish states could emerge and not be wiped out or merge. This might lead to a greater Islamization of the Balkans population or even no Vienna invasion or even the Byzantines surviving longer if they can play off the two sides.