Osman I

Also known as Othman I, Osman Ghazi

founder of the Ottoman Empire (died 1323/4)

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Osman I was a Turkish military leader who founded the Ottoman Empire in the early 14th century and ruled until his death around 1323 or 1324. His establishment of this empire matters because the Ottoman state went on to become one of history's largest and most influential empires, eventually controlling territories across Europe, Asia, and Africa for several centuries.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Osman
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ottoman Empire
Place of birth: Söğüt
Place of death: Söğüt
Spouse: Malhun Hatun
Father: Ertuğrul
Mother: Halime Hatun
Occupation: governor
Languages spoken: Arabic
Native language: Old Anatolian Turkish
Religion: Islam
Family: Ottoman dynasty
Image: I. Osman Han.jpg

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nickname: قره‌عُثمان
Commons category: Osman I
place of burial: Bursa
topic's main category: Category:Osman I
Commons Creator page: Osman I
name in native language: عُثمان غازى
date of birth: 1258-08-23
date of death: 1326-08-01
described by source: New International Encyclopedia
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

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DynastyOttoman dynasty FatherErtuğrul MotherUnknown ReligionSunni Islam

Osman I or Osman Ghazi (Ottoman Turkish: عثمان غازى, romanized: ʿOsmān Ġāzī; Turkish: I. Osman or Osman Gazi; died 1323/4) was the eponymous founder of the Ottoman Empire (first known as a beylik or emirate). While initially a small Turkoman principality during Osman's lifetime, his beylik transformed into a vast empire in the centuries after his death. It existed until 1922 shortly after the end of World War I, when the sultanate was abolished.

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