John Tzelepes Komnenos
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John Tzelepes Komnenos was the son of Isaac Komnenos.
Starting about 1130 John and his father, who was a brother of Emperor John II Komnenos
("John the Beautiful"), plotted to overthrow his uncle the emperor. They made various plans and alliances with the Danishmend leader and other Turks
who held parts of Asia Minor
. In 1138 John and his father had a reconciliation with the Emperor, and received a full pardon.
In 1139 John accompanied the emperor on his campaign in Asia Minor
. In 1140 at the siege of Neocaesarea he defected. As Norwich puts it, he did so by "embracing simultaneously the creed of Islam and the daughter of the Seljuk Sultan Mesud I."
John Komnenos' by-name, Tzelepes, is believed to be a Greek rendering of the Turkish honorific Çelebi
, a term indicating noble birth or "gentlemanly conduct."
The Ottoman
Sultans, notably Mehemet II, claimed descent from John Komnenos.
Starting about 1130 John and his father, who was a brother of Emperor John II Komnenos
John II Komnenos
John II Komnenos was Byzantine Emperor from 1118 to 1143. Also known as Kaloïōannēs , he was the eldest son of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and Irene Doukaina...
("John the Beautiful"), plotted to overthrow his uncle the emperor. They made various plans and alliances with the Danishmend leader and other Turks
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
who held parts of Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
. In 1138 John and his father had a reconciliation with the Emperor, and received a full pardon.
In 1139 John accompanied the emperor on his campaign in Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
. In 1140 at the siege of Neocaesarea he defected. As Norwich puts it, he did so by "embracing simultaneously the creed of Islam and the daughter of the Seljuk Sultan Mesud I."
John Komnenos' by-name, Tzelepes, is believed to be a Greek rendering of the Turkish honorific Çelebi
Çelebi (disambiguation)
Çelebi is a traditional Turkish honorific, used in the Ottoman period after the given name of a male person and roughly meaning "gentleman", originally indicating nobility but later generalized to well-bred educated men.It may also refer to:-People:*Asaf Halet Çelebi , 20th century...
, a term indicating noble birth or "gentlemanly conduct."
The Ottoman
Ottoman Dynasty
The Ottoman Dynasty ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922, beginning with Osman I , though the dynasty was not proclaimed until Orhan Bey declared himself sultan...
Sultans, notably Mehemet II, claimed descent from John Komnenos.