In the Ottoman Empire, it was the duty of the Grand Viziers to delay the announcement of a Sultan's death before the claimant to throne arrived in the capital, in order to avoid chaos. However, in this case, the sultan’s sons were far away; Bayezid (later Bayezid II) was in Amasya and Cem Sultan was in Karaman, Karamani Mehmet’s home town. Karamani Mehmet sent messengers to both princes,[5] but as Karaman was nearer to the capital, Cem had a better chance to reach it before his elder brother.