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Osman I (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. Both the name of the dynasty and the empire that the dynasty established are derived from the Arabic form (ʿUthmān) of his name. Osman was descended from the Kayı branch of the Oğuz ...
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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. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, personal life, achievements, and timeline.
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- 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....
May 29, 2018 · Osman I (1259-1326) was the leader of a tribe of conquering warriors, who formed an independent state out of which arose the great Ottoman Empire. Born in 1259, Osman I entered a world desperately in need of a leader. In Eastern Europe and the Middle East several great empires were declining. The Byzantine Empire —the eastern Roman Empire ...
Osman I or Osman Ghazi ( Ottoman Turkish: عثمان غازى, romanized: ʿO s mān Ġāzī; Turkish: I. Osman or Osman Gazi; died 1323/4) was the founder of the Ottoman Empire (first known as the Ottoman Beylik or Emirate). While initially a small Turkoman principality during Osman's lifetime, his beylik transformed into a world empire in the ...
Sep 10, 2022 · Osman founded the House of Osman, a royal dynasty continued by his children, who would come to conquer a vast empire. Osman has been given the title of Gazi, meaning raider or holy warrior. He ...
Osman I Facts. 1. Young Turks. No one knows the precise date, but Osman I was born sometime in the 13th century CE. He may have been a member of the Kayi tribe of Oghuz Turks, who dwelt in Anatolia and who, by the 10th century, had converted to Islam. Resurrection: Ertugrul, Tekden Film.