In Europe, the legend of Bayazid's humiliation in captivity was very popular.
He was allegedly chained, and forced to watch how his beloved wife, Olivera, served Timur at dinner.
According to a legend, Timur took Bayezid with himself everywhere in a barred palanquin or cage, subjecting him to all kinds of humiliation, used Bayezid as a support under his legs, and at dinner had him placed under the table where bones were thrown at him.

Different versions on Bayezid’s death existed too.
One of them mentioned the suicide of Bayezid.
Allegedly, the Sultan committed suicide through hitting the bars of a cell with his head or taking poison.
The version was promoted by Ottoman historians: Lutfi Pasha, Ashik Pasha-Zade.
There was also a version where Bayezid was supposedly poisoned by Timur's order.
This is considered unlikely, because there is evidence that the Turkic ruler entrusted the care of Bayezid to his personal doctors.

In the descriptions of contemporaries and witnesses of the events, neither a cell nor humiliation is mentioned.

German traveller and writer Johann Schiltberger did not write anything about the cell, bars or violent death.
Another contemporary, Jean II Le Maingre, who witnessed Bayezid's captivity, wrote nothing about the cell or poisoning as well.
Clavijo, who came to Timur's court in 1404 as part of the embassy and visited Constantinople on his return trip, also did not mention the cell.
All Greek sources of the first decade of the 15th century are equally silent about the cell.
Sharafaddin Yazdi (?
-1454) in Zafar-nama wrote that Bayezid was treated with respect, and at his request Turco-Mongols found his son among the captives and brought him to his father.
Regarding Bayezid’s wife, Sharafaddin wrote that Timur sent her and his daughters to her husband.
Olivera allegedly became a Muslim under the influence of Timur.

First references to an irrespectful attitude towards Bayazid appear in the works of ibn Arabshah (1389-1450) and Constantine of Ostrovica.
Ibn Arabshah wrote that “Bayezid’s heart was broken to pieces” when he saw that his wives and concubines were serving at a banquet.

Ibn Arabshah wrote the following abouth the captivity of Bayezid:
“Ibn Usman became a prey and was locked up like a bird in a cage."

However, this is just a “flowery style” characteristic of Eastern authors, and not a real cell.
According to literary historian H.A.R. Gibb, “the flowery elegance of style has also affected historiography.
Most of the authors of the Timurid era succumbed to its influence ”.

Constantine of Ostrovica wrote neither about the cell, nor about the nudity of Bayezid's wife; though he did write that Bayezid committed suicide.
In the story of Constantine, just like in that of ibn Arabshah, the Sultan was so struck by the fact that his wife carried wine to a feast that he poisoned himself with a poison from his ring.

Ottoman historian Mehmed Neshri (1450-1520) described Bayezid's imprisonment and mentioned the cell twice.
According to him, Timur asked Bayezid what he would do in Timur's place with regard to the captive. “
I would have planted him in an iron cage,” Bayezid answered.
To which Timur replied: "This is a bad answer."
He ordered to prepare the cage and the Sultan was put into it.

The complete set of legends may perhaps be found in the work of Pope Pius II Asiae Europaeque elegantissima descriptio, written in 1450-1460 (published in 1509): Bayezid is kept in a cage, fed with garbage under the table, Timur uses Bayezid as a support to get on or off a horse.
Further development can be found in later authors, such as Theodore Spandounes.
The first version of his story was written in Italian and completed in 1509, and a French translation was published in 1519.
In these versions of the text, Spandounes wrote only about the golden chains and that the Sultan was used as a stand.
Spandounes added the cell only in later versions of the text.
Later versions of the text also include a description of the public humiliation of Bayezid’s wife:
“He had a wife of Ildrim, who was also a captive.
They ripped o
In Europe, the legend of Bayazid's humiliation in captivity was very popular. He was allegedly chained, and forced to watch how his beloved wife, Olivera, served Timur at dinner. According to a legend, Timur took Bayezid with himself everywhere in a barred palanquin or cage, subjecting him to all kinds of humiliation, used Bayezid as a support under his legs, and at dinner had him placed under the table where bones were thrown at him.
Different versions on Bayezid’s death existed too. One of them mentioned the suicide of Bayezid. Allegedly, the Sultan committed suicide through hitting the bars of a cell with his head or taking poison. The version was promoted by Ottoman historians: Lutfi Pasha, Ashik Pasha-Zade. There was also a version where Bayezid was supposedly poisoned by Timur's order. This is considered unlikely, because there is evidence that the Turkic ruler entrusted the care of Bayezid to his personal doctors.
In the descriptions of contemporaries and witnesses of the events, neither a cell nor humiliation is mentioned.
German traveller and writer Johann Schiltberger did not write anything about the cell, bars or violent death. Another contemporary, Jean II Le Maingre, who witnessed Bayezid's captivity, wrote nothing about the cell or poisoning as well. Clavijo, who came to Timur's court in 1404 as part of the embassy and visited Constantinople on his return trip, also did not mention the cell. All Greek sources of the first decade of the 15th century are equally silent about the cell. Sharafaddin Yazdi (? -1454) in Zafar-nama wrote that Bayezid was treated with respect, and at his request Turco-Mongols found his son among the captives and brought him to his father. Regarding Bayezid’s wife, Sharafaddin wrote that Timur sent her and his daughters to her husband. Olivera allegedly became a Muslim under the influence of Timur.
First references to an irrespectful attitude towards Bayazid appear in the works of ibn Arabshah (1389-1450) and Constantine of Ostrovica. Ibn Arabshah wrote that “Bayezid’s heart was broken to pieces” when he saw that his wives and concubines were serving at a banquet.
Ibn Arabshah wrote the following abouth the captivity of Bayezid:
“Ibn Usman became a prey and was locked up like a bird in a cage."
However, this is just a “flowery style” characteristic of Eastern authors, and not a real cell. According to literary historian H.A.R. Gibb, “the flowery elegance of style has also affected historiography. Most of the authors of the Timurid era succumbed to its influence ”.
Constantine of Ostrovica wrote neither about the cell, nor about the nudity of Bayezid's wife; though he did write that Bayezid committed suicide. In the story of Constantine, just like in that of ibn Arabshah, the Sultan was so struck by the fact that his wife carried wine to a feast that he poisoned himself with a poison from his ring.
Ottoman historian Mehmed Neshri (1450-1520) described Bayezid's imprisonment and mentioned the cell twice. According to him, Timur asked Bayezid what he would do in Timur's place with regard to the captive. “I would have planted him in an iron cage,” Bayezid answered. To which Timur replied: "This is a bad answer." He ordered to prepare the cage and the Sultan was put into it. 
The complete set of legends may perhaps be found in the work of Pope Pius II Asiae Europaeque elegantissima descriptio, written in 1450-1460 (published in 1509): Bayezid is kept in a cage, fed with garbage under the table, Timur uses Bayezid as a support to get on or off a horse. Further development can be found in later authors, such as Theodore Spandounes. The first version of his story was written in Italian and completed in 1509, and a French translation was published in 1519. In these versions of the text, Spandounes wrote only about the golden chains and that the Sultan was used as a stand. Spandounes added the cell only in later versions of the text. Later versions of the text also include a description of the public humiliation of Bayezid’s wife:
“He had a wife of Ildrim, who was also a captive. They ripped o
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