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otranto_n take_v by_o the_o turk_n 1481_o mahomet_n die_v at_o geivisen_n in_o bythinia_n not_o without_o suspicion_n of_o poison_n he_o be_v bury_v aâ—_n constantinople_n the_o description_n of_o mahomet_n the_o son_n of_o mahomet_n mustapha_n bajazet_n and_o zemes._n otranto_n yield_v up_o by_o the_o turk_n upon_o composition_n phil._n loâ—icer_n turc_n hist._n lib._n 1._o dissension_n among_o the_o turk_n about_o the_o succession_n bajazet_n come_v to_o constantinople_n zemes_n rise_v against_o his_o brother_n bajazet_n bâ—iazet_n gâ—eth_v agaâ—â—sâ—_n zemes._n achmetes_n make_v general_n of_o bajazet_n his_o army_n zemes_n fly_v into_o syria_n 1482_o zemes_n his_o speech_n unto_o caytbeius_fw-la sultan_n of_o egypt_n caytbeius_fw-la the_o egyptian_a sultan_n send_v embassador_n to_o bajazet_n 1483_o the_o king_n of_o caramania_n solliciâ—eâ—h_v zemes_n toâ—â—_n take_v up_o armès_fw-fr against_o bajazet_n zemes_n fly_v tâ—_n sea_n zemes_n his_o letter_n to_o his_o brother_n bajazet_n zemes_n fly_v to_o the_o rhodes_n the_o description_n of_o zemes._n 1484_o achmetes_n his_o death_n contrive_v achmetes_n his_o son_n stir_v up_o the_o janissary_n to_o help_v his_o father_n bajazet_n for_o fear_n deliver_v achmeâ—es_n to_o the_o janissary_n achmetes_n slay_v 1485_o bajazet_n purpose_v to_o destroy_v the_o janissary_n bajazet_n invade_v moldavia_n many_o great_a prince_n sue_v to_o the_o master_n of_o the_o rhodes_n for_o zemes._n 1486_o bajazet_n invade_v caramania_n tarsus_n in_o cilicia_n yield_v to_o bajazet_n a_o long_a and_o terrible_a battle_n betwixt_o bajazet_n and_o the_o king_n of_o caramanâ—a_n 1487_o 1488_o achmetes_n bassa_n discomfit_v and_o take_v prisoner_n and_o send_v to_o caiâ—e_v 1489_o a_o long_a and_o terrible_a battle_n between_o tâ—e_v turk_n and_o the_o mamaluke_n the_o turk_n fly_v away_o by_o night_n 1492_o a_o peace_n conclude_v betwixt_o bajazet_n and_o caitbeius_n alphonsus_n king_n of_o naples_n and_o alexander_n bishop_n of_o 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