Süleyman Pasha

Timeline

1. 1341–1350Bursa · Bursa ProvinceUnder his father Orhan he assembled forces, ships, and supplies at Bursa for the crossing of the Dardanelles into Europe, coordinating with commanders such as Lala Şahin Pasha on plans to attack Thrace.
2. 1352–1357Thrace (Adrianople–Bolayır) · TurkeyOrhan's forces gained Çimpe as a European base c. 1352; after the March 1354 Gallipoli earthquake Süleyman led the seizure of Gallipoli and advanced into Thrace. As Orhan's eldest son and designated heir he commanded the ghazi forces, but was not the later-established beylerbey of Rumelia (a post generally first held by Lala Şahin Pasha). He died in a hunting fall near Bolayır in 1357; Adrianople fell only under Murad I.