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Umur Bey of Aydın

Type Figure Region Anatolia Time c. 1309–1348 Also known as Umur Bey、Gazi Umur Bey、Umur of Aydın

Umur Bey was a famous 14th-century military commander of the Aydın beylik, born c. 1309 and killed in 1348;…

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  1. 1324–1330Smyrna · Aegean coastIn the 1320s, under his father Mehmed Bey, he led fleets raiding Aegean islands and Byzantine ports, building reputation and wealth through rapid raids and amphibious operations.
  2. 1330–1340Aegean Sea · Eastern MediterraneanIn the 1330s he expanded raids against Rhodes, Chios, and the Greek coast, frequently clashing with Genoese and Venetian trade routes, and at times responded to Byzantine requests to jointly counter Serbian and other powers.
  3. c. 1334–1348Birgi · AydınAfter his father's death he succeeded him, continuing to use Smyrna as his naval center; he was killed in 1348 during the crusader coalition's siege of Smyrna, and Aydın's maritime dominance subsequently declined.

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