Bayezid II, Sultan · Eighth Ottoman sultan

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Bayezid IIبايزيد الثاني

Istanbul

A quiet sultan who sent ships to rescue Muslims and Jews driven out of Spain.

After Granada fell in 1492, he sent the admiral Kemal Reis to carry refugees to Ottoman lands, and welcomed the Jews expelled from Spain. He built mosques and hospitals, and was forced to abdicate by his son Selim.

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Mehmed IISelim I

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