Osman i

WSR 10 Osman

By Chad Luck
  • Birth
    Jan 1, 1258

    Birth

    He was born in 1258 in Sogut, Anatolia.
    He got the title bey (chief) from his father, Ertoğrül, as ruler of the Söğüt tribe in 1299.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1258 to Jan 1, 1326

    Ruled

    Ruled the Sögüt, Ottoman Empire (now in Turkey)
  • Nov 4, 1280

    Marrige

    He married Valide Sultan Malhun Hatun, daughter of Abdulaziz Bey.
  • Nov 4, 1281

    Father

    Ertuðrul Gazi, Chief of the Kayi dies. Osman takes over as ruler.
  • Nov 4, 1284

    Son

    Orhan I, son of Osman is born.
  • Jan 1, 1299

    independence

    Osman announced the independence of his own kingdom from the Seljuk Turks in 1299
  • Nov 4, 1299

    Murder

    Osman killed his uncle Dundar with an arrow
  • Nov 4, 1299

    Home

    Osman had established his residence in Konya, before the capital was moved to Bursa and later to Constantinople.
  • Jan 1, 1302

    Military Victories

    Osmans army defeated the Byzantine in Nicaea.
  • Jan 1, 1326

    Death

    Just before his death in 1326, his son and successor, Orkhan, took the city of Bursa from the Byzantines.
    Later died in 1326.