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ACHMET GEDUG

Volume 2 · 55 words · 1860 Edition

a famous Turkish general in the fifteenth century. When Mahomet II. died, Bajazet and Zezan both claimed the throne. Achmet sided with the former, and by his bravery and conduct fixed the crown on his head. Bajazet, in accordance with the usual policy of tyrants, rewarded his too conspicuous merits by taking away his life.