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Murad I
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Murad I was the third leader of the Ottoman Empire who ruled from 1362 to 1389 and is remembered for expanding Ottoman territory in the Balkans and establishing the empire as a major regional power. His reign matters because it helped transform the Ottomans from a small principality into a significant empire that would eventually dominate the eastern Mediterranean and beyond.
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- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Ottoman dynasty
- Given name
- Murat
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ottoman Empire
- Place of birth
- Bursa
- Place of death
- Kosovo Field
- Spouse
- Kera Tamara
- Child
- Yakub Çelebi
- Father
- Orhan
- Mother
- Nilufer hatun
- Sibling
- Süleyman Paşa
- Occupation
- monarch
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Native language
- Old Anatolian Turkish
- Religion
- Islam
- Family
- Ottoman dynasty
- Noble title
- sultan
- Image
- Murad I miniature.jpg
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- Murad I
- date of birth
- 1326-06-29
- date of death
- 1389-06-28
- place of burial
- Bursa
- manner of death
- homicide
- topic's main category
- Category:Murad I
- name in native language
- مُراد اوَّل
- Commons Creator page
- Murad I
- nickname
- غيَّاثُ الدُنيا والدين
- cause of death
- stabbing
- killed by
- Miloš Obilić
- unmarried partner
- Gülçiçek Hatun
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DynastyOttoman FatherOrhan MotherNilüfer Hatun ReligionSunni Islam Tughra
Murad I (Ottoman Turkish: مراد اول; Turkish: I. Murad), nicknamed Hüdavendigâr, (from Persian: خداوندگار, romanized: Khodāvandgār, lit. 'the devotee of God' – meaning "sovereign" in this context; 29 June 1326 – 15 June 1389) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1362 to 1389. He was the son of Orhan Gazi and Nilüfer Hatun. Murad I came to the throne after his elder half-brother Süleyman Pasha's death.
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