Osman I
c. 1254 – c. 1324
Osman I (c. 1254 - c. 1324) was a Turkoman tribal leader and the founder of the Ottoman dynasty, which grew into the Ottoman Empire. From his small beylik centered on Sogut in northwestern Anatolia, he led raids against the weakening Byzantine Empire and laid the foundations of a state that would endure for six centuries.
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Life events
Osman was born around 1254, traditionally in the town of Sogut, into the Kayi tribe of Oghuz Turks.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAccording to later Ottoman tradition, Osman dreamed of a tree growing from his navel that shaded the world, interpreted as a prophecy of his dynasty's future greatness.
Osman married Malhun Hatun, who is traditionally identified as the mother of his successor Orhan.
Around 1281 Osman assumed leadership of his father's frontier beylik centered on Sogut.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAround 1299, as Seljuk authority in Anatolia collapsed, Osman began acting as an independent ruler, a date traditionally taken as the founding of the Ottoman state.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgOn 27 July 1302 Osman defeated a Byzantine force near Nicomedia, the first major recorded Ottoman victory and the event that brought him to wider prominence.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAround 1317 Osman's forces began the prolonged blockade of Bursa, which would fall to his son Orhan in 1326 and become the first Ottoman capital.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgOsman died around 1324, shortly before or after the fall of Bursa, and was succeeded by his son Orhan.
Source: en.wikipedia.org