Muhammad I (Ottoman sultan)

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Muhammad I or Mehmet I (mĕmĕt´) (Muhammad the Restorer), 1389?–1421, Ottoman sultan (1413–21), son of Beyazid I. By defeating his brothers he reunited most of his father's empire. He consolidated his authority and thus renewed Ottoman power. His son, Murad II, succeeded him.

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