Orhan Çelebi (1412 – May 29, 1453) was a prince of the Ottoman Empire. He had four sons: 'Ali Shah, Jahan Shah, Vali Khan, and Buga Khan. Orhan was the grandson of Süleyman Çelebi and son of Kasım Çelebi, thus a second cousin and a rival to Mehmed the Conqueror.

Orhan was sent to Constantinople as a hostage and the Ottomans paid tribute to the Byzantines during his time there to keep him out of the way. In 1453 he joined the defence of the Byzantine Empire during the Fall of Constantinople with about 600 Ottoman defectors by his side. They were charged with defending part of the sea walls, including the harbour of Eptaskalio.

Orhan Çelebi

There are several tales about exactly how it happened, but after the city had fallen, Orhan was caught and executed while attempting to escape.

Orhan Çelebi

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Ottoman princes

1412 births

1453 deaths

15th-century Ottoman royalty

15th-century Byzantine military personnel

Executed people from the Ottoman Empire

Fall of Constantinople

People executed for treason against the Ottoman Empire

People of the Byzantine–Ottoman wars

Pretenders to the Ottoman throne

Orhan Çelebi