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Evrenos Bey

Type Figure Region Balkans Time c. 1288–1417 Also known as Evrenos Gazi

Evrenos Bey (c. 1288–1417) was one of the most influential Turkish beys of the early Ottoman Empire, from an Oghuz tribe, who served Orhan, Murad I, …

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  1. 1345–1389Thrace · ThraceFrom the 1340s he advanced with the Ottoman sultans into the Balkans, capturing several fortresses and establishing a base in Thrace. In the 1360s he took part in key battles such as the Battle of the Maritsa, was granted the title bey, and accumulated extensive fiefs.
  2. 1389–1396Nicopolis · BulgariaA senior commander by the time of the Battle of Kosovo in 1389. He led his troops at the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396, helping Bayezid defeat the crusaders. During this period his family's power spread across Thrace and northern Greece.
  3. 1397–1417Yanitsa · GreeceAfter 1397 he gradually withdrew from the front lines, transferring military command to his sons. Descendants of the Evrenos family such as Isa and Umur continued as local beys, maneuvering among the princes during the Ottoman civil war era, with the family's power lasting into the 15th century.

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