Şahkulu rebellion

Şahkulu rebellion
Date	1511
Location	Teke Peninsula
Result	Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Qizilbash rebels	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Şahkulu †	Karagöz Ahmet Pasha †; Hadım Ali Pasha †; Şehzade Ahmet
Strength
Unknown	4,000 janissaries; 4,000 kapıkulu;

The Şahkulu rebellion was a widespread pro-Shia and pro-Safavid uprising in Anatolia, directed against the Ottoman Empire, in 1511. It began among the Turkmen tribes of the Taurus mountains, before spreading to a wide variety of disgruntled groups. It is named after the leader of the rebels, Şahkulu. His death in battle also meant the end of the uprising.