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Orhan

Type Figure Region Ottoman beylik Time c. 1281–1362 Also known as Orhan I

Orhan was the second ruler of the Ottoman beylik; after conquering Bursa in 1326 he made it the capital, transforming a loose tribal alliance into an…

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  1. 1354–1355Gallipoli · Gallipoli PeninsulaAfter an earthquake damaged Gallipoli's walls in March 1354, Ottoman forces under Süleyman Pasha crossed the straits and occupied the city, gaining the first Ottoman strategic stronghold in European Byzantine territory; Orhan promptly consolidated the Thrace frontier and settled Turkic migrants.
  2. 1356–1360Bursa · BithyniaAfter Süleyman Pasha was killed in battle in 1357, Orhan entrusted the European frontier to his second son Murad; he maintained central administration at Bursa, continued pressuring the Byzantine and Bulgarian frontiers, and stabilized relations with Greek powers through means such as marriage alliances.

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