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Encyclopedia Britannica. 18 May 2023. Osman I, also called Osman Gazi, (born c. 1258—died 1324 or 1326), ruler of a Turkmen principality in northwestern Anatolia who is regarded as the founder of the Ottoman Turkish state.
- Geopolitical Background
- Life & Rise to Power
- Conquests as Ruler of The Ottoman Beylik
- Siege of Prusa & Death
- Domestic Affairs & Legacy
On 26 August 1071 CE, the Byzantine Empire was defeated by the Seljuk Turks under the command of Alp Arslan at the Battle of Manzikert. The defeat was a major strategic loss for the Byzantines in Anatolia, which opened the gates for its eventual conquest and colonization. The Seljuks were a confederation of ethnic Oghuz Turkic tribes, a nomadic peo...
Information about Osman's early life is scarce. Outside of contemporary Byzantine accounts of his battles with their forces, records of his life were, for the most part, written posthumously at the behest of Ottoman sultans centuries later. Osman was born circa 1258 CE in the cityof Söğüt located in the northwestern Anatolian region of Bithynia. Hi...
Following the death of his father Ertuğrul c. 1280 CE, Osman took command of the tribe and organized his forces for conflict with the Byzantines. His first order of business was to establish three Uç Bey (frontier commanders). The Uç Bey were each responsible for a border district and were in charge of rallying light-cavalry raiders to fight enemy ...
Byzantine hegemony in Bithynia further evaporated in 1302 CE when Osman and his forces defeated the Byzantines at the Battle of Bapheus near the Sea of Marmara. The outcome of the battle allowed Osman to consolidate his hold on the countryside leaving many major Byzantine cities within striking distance. In the following years, Osman would regroup ...
Due to the nomadic nature of Osman's people and his emphasis on solidifying his territory, Osman's rule was not credited with the construction of any elaborate architectureor art. It was not until 1333 CE during the rule of Osman's son and successor Orhan I that the Hacı Özbek Mosque, the first building credited to the Ottomans, was built in İznik....
Osman I or Osman Ghazi was the founder of the Ottoman Empire. While initially a small Turkoman principality during Osman's lifetime, his beylik transformed into a world empire in the centuries after his death. It existed until shortly after the end of World War I.
Osman I, or Osman Gazi, was the Oghuz Turkish tribal leader who founded the Ottoman Dynasty and ruled as the first sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Both the dynasty and the Ottoman Empire were named after him. According to the Ottoman tradition, his family hailed from the Kayı branch of the Oghuz Turkish tribe.
Sep 30, 2022 · Introduction. Sultan Osman (ʻUthmān) Han I. Konstantin Kapıdağlı /PD-old. Osman I. or Osman Bay (full form: Abū al-mulūk al-Sulṭān al-ghāzī Fakhr al-Dīn QaraʻUthmān Khān al-awwal bin Ertuğrul bin Sulaymān Shāh al-qayawi al-Turkumānī ), was the leader of the Kayı Turkic clan and one of the border governors for the Sultanate ...
Introduction Osman I; Name; Historical background; Lineage; Origin of the Ottoman Empire Ascendance to leadership Importance of the Osmanic Beylik location Osman's Dream Political relations at the beginning of Osman's reign
e. The Ottoman dynasty ( Turkish: Osmanlı Hanedanı) consisted of the members of the imperial House of Osman ( Ottoman Turkish: خاندان آل عثمان, romanized : Ḫānedān-ı Āl-i ʿO s mān ), also known as the Ottomans ( Turkish: Osmanlılar ). According to Ottoman tradition, the family originated from the Kayı tribe [nb 1 ...
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