Cem Sultan
| Sultan Cem | |
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Cem's portrait painted by Pinturicchio (Bernardino di Betto).
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| Sultan of Anatolia | |
| Reign | 28 May 1481 − 20 June 1481 |
| 2nd Vali Ahad | |
| Reign | 1474 - 1481 |
| Governor of Karaman | |
| Reign | 1474 - 1481 |
| Governor of Kastamonu | |
| Reign | 1469 - 1474 |
| Born | December 22, 1459, Adrianople Palace, Edirne, Rumelia, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | February 25, 1495 (aged 35) Capua, Kingdom of Naples |
| Burial | Tomb of Mustafa, Mosque of Sultan Murad II, Bursa, Turkey |
| Issue | Şehzade Abdullah Şehzade Oğuzhan Şehzade Murad Ayşe Gevhermülük Hatun |
| House | House of Osman |
| Father | Sultan Mehmed II |
| Mother | Çiçek Hatun |
| Religion | Islam |
Sultan Cem or Cem Sultan (December 22, 1459 – February 25, 1495) (pronounced [ˈd͡ʒem sulˈtɑːn]; Ottoman Turkish: جم), also referred to as Jem Sultan or Prince Jem, or Zizim by the French, was a pretender to the Ottoman throne in the 15th century.
Cem was the favorite and third son of Sultan Mehmed II and younger half-brother of Sultan Bayezid II, and thus a half-uncle of Sultan Selim I of Ottoman Empire.
After being defeated by Bayezid, Cem went on exile in Egypt and Europe, under the protection of the Mamluks, the Knights Hospitaller of St. John on the island of Rhodes, and ultimately the Pope.
Cem was born on 22 December 1459 in Edirne. His mother, Çiçek Hatun (Çiçek Khātūn), was probably of Turkish origin. In accordance with the custom for an Ottoman prince (şehzade, şehzāde), Cem was appointed to a provincial governorship of Kastamonu in 1469. In December 1474, Cem replaced his deceased brother Mustafa as governor of Karaman in Konya.
At the death of Mehmed the Conqueror, on May 3, 1481, Bayezid was the governor of Sivas, Tokat and Amasya, and Cem ruled the provinces of Karaman and Konya. With no designated heir after Mehmed, conflict over succession to the throne erupted between Cem and Bayezid.
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