<P> Shortly afterwards, Ephesus was ceded to the Aydinid principality that stationed a powerful navy in the harbour of Ayasuluğ (the present - day Selçuk, next to Ephesus). Ayasoluk became an important harbour, from which the navy organised raids to the surrounding regions . </P> <P> The town knew again a short period of prosperity during the 14th century under these new Seljuk rulers . They added important architectural works such as the İsa Bey Mosque, caravansaries and Turkish bathhouses (hamam). </P> <P> Ephesians were incorporated as vassals into the Ottoman Empire for the first time in 1390 . The Central Asian warlord Tamerlane defeated the Ottomans in Anatolia in 1402, and the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I died in captivity . The region was restored to the Anatolian beyliks . After a period of unrest, the region was again incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1425 . </P> <P> Ephesus was completely abandoned by the 15th century . Nearby Ayasuluğ was renamed Selçuk in 1914 . </P>

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