Osman I

Osman I (1258–1326) (Ottoman ???????) was the founder of the Ottoman Empire. He was born in 1258 and inherited the title bey (chief) from his father, Ertu?rul, as the ruler of the village of S???t in 1281. The birth of the empire originated with the conquest of the Turkish tribe of Eskenderum and the city of Eski?ehir (Turkish for 'Old Town') in 1301–1303, although Osman had already in 1299 declared the independence from the Seljuk Empire of his own small kingdom, the Ottoman Principality.

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With the fall of the Byzantine fort at Yeni?ehir ('New Town') the Turks where ready to launch a siege at the large Byzantine towns of Proussa (now Bursa) and Nicaea (now ?znik). Osman I died in 1326, the same year that Bursa fell. He was after his death given the title of gh?z? (warrior of the faith) by his successors. Whenever a new Sultan ascended the throne, the people would cry out "may he be as great as Osman".

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Ottoman Empire: The Ottoman Empire (Ottoman Turkish: Devlet-i Aliye-i Osmaniye; Modern Turkish: Osmanl? ?mparatorlu?u; Arabic: ?????? ?????????, Al-Dawla Al-?Uthmaniyya) was an imperial power, centered around the borders of the Mediterranean Sea, that existed from 1299 to 1922. At the height of its power, it includ...

Osman I related Images and Photos (experimental)

Osman I Founder of the Ottoman Empire in the Year 1300 from an Original Picture in the Seraglio

Equestrian Portrait of Sultan Osman II (1603-22) 1618