Polity Principality of Bitlis

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Was a Kurdish principality centred in Bitlis, eastern Turkey.

Establishment

  • January 1496: After the decline of the Ak Koyunlu, the Rojaki princes asserted their independence.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Suleiman I (Ottoman)

Conquests and wars with Ottoman involvement during the rule of Suleiman I.

  • January 1532: In 1531, the prince of Bitlis withdrew his support for the Ottomans and turned towards the Safavids instead, an event that lead to the capture of the principality by the Ottomans.

Disestablishment

  • January 1532: In 1531, the prince of Bitlis withdrew his support for the Ottomans and turned towards the Safavids instead, an event that lead to the capture of the principality by the Ottomans.