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Osman I

Type Figure Region Anatolia Time c. 1258–1326 Also known as Osman I、Osman Gazi、Osman Bey、奥斯曼·加齐

Osman I was the founding ruler of the Ottoman dynasty, born c. 1258 in northwestern Anatolia and died in 1326.…

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  1. c. 1258–1299Söğüt · BithyniaOsman was the son of Ertuğrul and united Turkic nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes in the frontier zone of the Sultanate of Rum. He inherited tribal leadership around 1281 and expanded his territory between the Mongol Ilkhanate and Byzantine powers.
  2. c. 1299–1326Yenişehir · BithyniaHe declared independence c. 1299, establishing a beylik named after his family. During his reign he captured fortresses such as Karacahisar and Yenişehir, maintaining pressure on Byzantine Bithynia. Before his death in 1326 his son Orhan continued the siege of Bursa, which subsequently fell and became the new capital.

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