Born: 8 March 1354 · Died: 8 March 1403 · Age at death: 49
How old was Bayezid I when he died?
Bayezid I died aged 49. He was born on 8 March 1354 and died on 8 March 1403.
Ottoman Sultan known as the Thunderbolt for his military speed
Did you know?He was captured by the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur at the Battle of Ankara and died shortly afterwards in captivity.
Quick facts
Date of birth8 March 1354
Date of death8 March 1403
Age at death49
NationalityOttoman
BirthplaceEdirne, Turkey
Occupationruler, poet, sultan
Editor's Take:
Bayezid I won fame for the speed of his campaigns. He took power when his father Murad I was killed at Kosovo. He pushed Ottoman rule across the Balkans and into Anatolia. His victory at Nicopolis ended a major European crusade. He then besieged Constantinople for years. His rise brought him into conflict with the conqueror Timur. Defeat at Ankara left the empire in a long civil war among his sons.
Key Milestones
1389: Becomes Ottoman sultan
1396: Wins the Battle of Nicopolis
1402: Captured by Timur at Ankara
Bayezid I (Ottoman Turkish: بايزيد اول; Turkish: I. Bayezid), also known as Bayezid the Thunderbolt (Ottoman Turkish: یلدیرم بايزيد; Turkish: Yıldırım Bayezid; c. 1360 – 8 March 1403), was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1389 to 1402.
