Junayd of Aydın

Junayd
Ruler of the Beylik of Aydın
Reign	1403–1425 (with interruptions)
Predecessor	Umur II of Aydın
Successor	Ottoman conquest

Juneyd or Junayd Bey (Turkish: İzmiroğlu Cüneyd; before 1402 – 1425) was the last ruler (bey) of the Aydınid principality in what is now central western Turkey in the early 15th century. His exact relationship with the Aydınid dynasty is unclear; his father was a long-time and popular governor of Smyrna under the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I, allowing Junayd to persistently rely on the loyalty of the area's populace. After Bayezid's defeat at the Battle of Ankara by Timur, Junayd fought against the Aydınid brothers Musa and Umur II restored by Timur. By the end of 1405, he was the undisputed ruler of the former Aydınid domains.

Like all the Christian and Muslim rulers of the region, Junayd became involved in and exploited the civil war of the Ottoman Interregnum to prolong the existence of his own principality. He supported İsa Çelebi against Mehmed I, and became a vassal of Süleyman Çelebi. Then as later, he proved an unruly vassal and inveterate intriguer, forcing Süleyman to send him as provincial governor at Ohrid in Rumelia in 1410. After Süleyman's death in 1411 by Musa Çelebi, Junayd returned to Anatolia and seized Smyrna, but had to recognize the suzerainty of Mehmed I. During Mehmed's absence in Rumelia to campaign against Musa, Junayd reclaimed his independence and attacked his neighbouring rulers. As a result, in 1414 Mehmed led a regional coalition against Junayd. Junayd's mother was able to save his life, but once again Junayd was dispossessed and sent to Rumelia as governor of Nicopolis. From there he soon joined the unsuccessful rebellion of Mustafa Çelebi, until the Byzantines agreed to intern him and Mustafa in 1416.

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