TURKEY

The Imperial House of Osman

GENEALOGY

Sulaiman Shah. b. ca. 1178, of the Kayi clan of the Oghuz tribe, by his wife, Haima Ana. He d. 1236, having had issue, three sons:
 
1230 - 1281 Amir Ghazi Ertugrul Bey, Amir of Sogut. b. at Ahlat, 1191, son of Sulaiman Shah of the Kayi clan of the Oghuz tribe, by his wife, Haima Ana. Elected as leader of the Kayi clan, 1230. m. several wives, including, Khaima Khanum. He d. at Sogut, 1281, having had issue, several sons, including:
 
1281 - 1320 Amir Osman Fakhr ud-din Khan Ghazi, 1st Sovereign of the House of Osman, Khan of Khans. b. at Sogut, 1258, son of Amir Ertugrul Khan Ghazi, Amir of Sogut, by his wife, Khaima Khanum. Elected by the Beys and Ghazi's of the tribe as chief in succession to his father, and invested as Prince (Amir) by Sultan Ala ud-din, Sultan of Iconium in 1288. Became an independent sovereign on the collapse of the Seljuk Empire, 1299. Greatly extended his territories, conquering most of Asia Minor, to the shores opposite Constantinople. Inheriting a principality of four thousand square kilometres in extent, he ended his days having increased it to sixteen thousand. Established his capital at Bursa. Abdicated in favour of his son, 1320. m. (firstly) 1280, Kamariya Sultana Mal Khanum (d. November 1323), daughter of Omar 'Abdu'l Aziz Bey, Seljuk Vizier of Anatolia. m. (secondly) 1289, Rabia Bala Khanum (d. January 1324), daughter of Shaikh Adabili. He d. from apoplexy at Sogut, February 1324 (bur. Bursa), having had issue, seven sons and an only daughter:
 
1320 - 1362 Sultan Orkhan Ihtiyar ud-din Saif ud-din Shuja ud-din Khan Ghazi, 2nd Sovereign of the House of Osman, Sultan, son of Sultan Ghazis, Ghazi, son of Ghazis, Shuja ud-Daula wad-din, Khan of Khans, Sultan of Anatolia and Rumelia. b. at Sogut, 1281, educ. privately. Became Vali Ahad 1281. Succeeded on the abdication of his father, 1320. Governor of Sultanonu before his accession. Conquered Anatolia, Thrace and Macedonia (Rumelia). The first of his line to assume the title of Sultan. m. (firstly) 1299, Hulufira Nilufer Khanum (b. 1283), Valide Sultana, daughter of the Bey of Yarhisar. m. (secondly) 1316, Princess Asporsha Khanum (b. 1300; d. 1362), daughter of Emperor Andronicus, by his wife, Empress Anna. m. (thirdly) 1345, Princess Theodora Khanum, daughter of Stephen Urosh IV (Dushan), King of Serbia, by his wife, Helena Shishman. m. (fourthly) Bayalun Khanum [Suylun]. m. (fifthly) May 1346, Princess Theodora Maria (b. 1332), daughter of Emperor John VI Cantacuzene, Emperor of Byzantium, by his wife, Princess Irene of Bulgaria. m. (sixthly) Aftandisa Khanum, daughter of Muhammad Alp. He d. at Bursa, March 1362 (bur. there), having had issue, five sons and one daughter:
 
1360 - 1389 Birinci Sultan Murad Khan I Khudavandigar Ghazi, Hunkar, Shahid, Shihab ud-din, Ghiyas ud Dunya va ud-din, 'Abu'l Fath, Malik ul-Adil, Sultan ul-Adil, Ghiyas ul-Musulman, Lays ul-Islam, Sultan ul-Guzat wal Mujad ud-din, 3rd Sovereign of the House of Osman, Khan of Khans, Sultan of Anatolia and Rumelia, and of the Cities of Adrianople and Philippolis. b. at Sogut, March 1326, educ. Islamic Sch. of Theology, Bursa. Governor of Izmir 1329-1330, Sultanonu 1330, Bursa and of Gallipoli 1359-1360. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1360. Conquered Adrianople and Philippolis, forcing Emperor John V Palaeologus to become his tributary. Transferred his capital to Adrianople, renaming it Adrianople, 1365. Defeated the Bulgars and the Serbs under Lazar at the decisive battle of Kossovo, 28th August 1389. m. (firstly) 1359, Gulshuchak Khanum. m. (secondly) Pasha Malika Khanum, daughter of Murad Bey. m. (thirdly) March 1366, a daughter of Sayyid Sultan Ahi. m. (fourthly) 1370, Princess Marya Tamara Khanum, daughter of Ivan Alezander II Shishman, King of Bulgaria, by his wife, Braide, daughter of Ivanko, King of Bassarabia. m. (fifthly) 1372, a daughter of Constantine, Lord of Kostendil in Bulgaria. m. (sixthly) 1383, a daughter of Amir Damad Sulaiman Shah Pasha II, Amir of Candar. m. (seventhly) at Yenishahir, 1386, a daughter of Emperor Manuel Paleologus. He d. at Kosovo, 20th June 1389 (bur. Bursa), having had issue, five sons and three daughters:
 
1389 - 1403 Sultan Bayezid Khan I Ghazi Yildirim, 4th Sovereign of the House of Osman, Jalal ud-din Saif ud-din Ghias ud-Dunya ud-din, Sultan-i-Iklim-i-Rum (Emperor of Rome), Khan of Khans, Sultan of Anatolia and Rumelia, and of the Cities of Adrianople and Philippolis. b. at Bursa, 1360, educ. privately. Became Vali Ahad (Crown Prince) March 1362. Governor of Kutahya 1381-1389. Succeeded on the death of his father, 20th June 1389. Conquered Valachia in 1396, Karaman and Sivas, as well as Bosnia. Defeated and captured at the battle of Angora by the Mongols under Tamerlane, 28th July 1402. m. (firstly) 1372, Angelina  Khanum (m. secondly, Don Diego Gonzalez de Contreras), a lady of Greek parentage. m. (secondly) 1372, a daughter of Constantine. m. (thirdly), 1378, Daulat Shah Khanum (b. at Kutahya, 1365; d. at Bursa, 1414), daughter of Amir Sulaiman Shah II Bey Adil, Bey of Germiyan, by his wife, Mutahhari Abida Khanum, daughter of Sultan Valad b. Maulana Jalil ud-din of Rumelia. m. (fourthly), Maria (m. secondly, Don Payo Gomez de Soto Mayor), daughter of Count John of Hungary. m. (fifthly), at Yenishkhir, 1386, a daughter of Emperor Manuel Paleologus, Emperor of Byzantium. m. (sixthly), 1389, a daughter of John V Paleologus, Emperor of Byzantium, by his wife, Helena Cantacuzenu. m. (seventhly), 1390, Hafisa Khanum, daughter of Amir Fakhr ud-din 'Isa Bey, Amir of Aydin. m. (eighthly), Karamanoglu ... Khanum. m. (ninthly), Sultan Khanum, daughter of Amir Sulaiman Shah Suli Bey, Amir of Dulkadir. m. (tenthly), at Krushevatch Jami, 1390, Princess Despina Maria Olivera Khanum (b. 1372), daughter of Lazar I Grebelyanovich, King of Serbia, by his wife, Queen Militza, née Bulco. m. (twelfth), Daulat Khanum (d. at Bursa, January 1414). He d. (comitted suicide) at Akshahir, 9th March 1403 (bur. Bursa), having had issue, six sons and one daughter:
 
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