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Murad I

Type Figure Region Ottoman Time 1326–1389 Also known as Murad I、Murad Hudavendigar、穆拉德·胡达文迪加尔

Murad I (1326–1389), third Ottoman sultan, son of Orhan; he moved the capital to Adrianople, shifted expansion toward the Balkans, established the ti…

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  1. 1326–1362Bursa · BursaMurad was born in Bursa to Orhan and Nilüfer. After his elder brother Süleyman Pasha died young, Murad became the principal heir, taking part in military and administrative affairs in northwestern Anatolia under his father's rule, laying the groundwork for his future accession.
  2. 1362–1371Adrianople · AdrianopleAfter Orhan's death in 1362 Murad succeeded and immediately moved the capital to Adrianople, marking the formal shift of the Ottoman political center into Europe. He then conquered the Maritsa valley and southern Bulgaria, defeating a Serbian-Bulgarian coalition at the Battle of Maritsa.
  3. 1371–1389Kosovo · KosovoDuring his reign Murad perfected the timar fief system, formed the Janissary corps and implemented the devshirme levy, transforming the Ottoman state from a frontier principality into a Balkan great power. In June 1389 he was killed in battle against Serbian Grand Prince Lazar at Kosovo Polje; the Ottoman army still won, and his son Bayezid I succeeded him.

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