Osman I

Aliases

Osman Bey, Osman Ghazi, Son of Ertuğrul Ghazi, Kara Osman, Gökbörü

RELATIVES

Ertuğrul Ghazi (father), Halime Hatun (mother), Malhun/ Mal Hatun(Wife), Bala Hatun (wife), Orhan Gazi(son), Alaeddin Ali Pasha (son), Fatma Melek Hatun (daughter), Halime Hatun (daughter), Elcim Hatun(daughter-in-law), Gonca Hatun (daughter-in-law), Süleyman Shah (grandfather), Hayme Hatun (grandmother), Savcı Bey (brother), Gündüz Bey (brother), Ayşe hatun (sister-in-law), Lena Hatun (sister-in-law), Aygul Hatun (cousin), Batur Bey (cousin), Bahadir Bey (Cousin), Sheikh Edebali (father-in-law), Omer Bey (father-in-law), Ildız Hatun (mother-in-law), Dursun Fakih (brother-in-law), Gündoğdu Bey (uncle), Sungurtekin Bey (uncle), Dündar Bey (uncle), Selcan Hatun (aunt), Hazal Hatun (aunt), Zohre Hatun (aunt), Bayhoca Bey (nephew), Ertuğrul Bey (nephew), Aydoğdu Bey (nephew), Aktemur Bey (nephew)

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

MARITAL STATUS: Rabia Bala Hatun (spouse) m. 1280 Malhun/Mal Hatun (spouse) m.1289 DATE OF BIRTH 1258 PLACE OF BIRTH Anatolia (Unknown) (Possibly) DATE OF DEATH Between 1324-1326 (unclear) PLACE OF DEATH Bursa, Ottoman Beylik (Turkey)

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

SPECIES Human GENDER Male HEIGHT 6'0 EYE COLOR Black

Status

Osman Bey is the main male protagonist character in the series, Kurulus Osman . Based on Osman Gazi, first Ottoman Sultan, son of Ertugrul Ghazi and Halime Hatun, husband of Bala Hatun, and Malhun Hatun, Father of Orhan, Alaeddin Pasha, Fatma Hatun, Coban Bey, Melik Bey, Hamid Bey, Savci Bey, Fulan Bey, and Pazarli Bey.

Relationships

Malhun Hatun In History Malhun/Mal Hatun was Osman's first wife, but is shown as second wife in the series. Malhun saved Osman Bey from Aya (Hagia) Nikola's attack when they first met. Osman is awestruck by her skills in archery. After some time she finally sides with Osman Bey, even troubling her father. Osman then initiates a major battle with Byzantines called Battle of Domanic with the support of Malhun. Osman is greatly impressed by her decisions of settlement of her tribe and calls her "Tam Bir Bey Kizi" ( A Real Bey's Daughter). She finally marries him after Osman is advised by Sheikh Edebali to marry Malhun in order to get a heir for his beylik. She soon becomes pregnant and gives birth to Osman's first child, Orhan, fulfilling his long desire to be a father. Osman lovingly calls her "Malhun Sultan". She accompanies him on his conquests. She is a brave hatun who supports her husband in battlefields. They together killed two dangerous men of Katalanlar and Osman then called her Benim Yurekli Hatunum (My Brave Hatun). She also stood head-strongly against Gunduz Bey when he took over Osman's beylik proving her loyalty towards Osman. After the time lapse of many years Osman and Malhun have a daughter, Fatma Hatun. Osman always appreciates her for being such a good mother to Orhan and a mother deserving the title "Devlet Ana" (State Mother). She administers Yenisehir trade and also take care of Yenisehir in the absence of Osman. Osman always take her with him on important occasions, like when Ismihan Sultan invited Osman Bey and his family and when Alcicek Hatun was about to get married to Bayindir Bey. Osman also asks her to eradicate the disease in Sogut spread by Valide Ismihan Sultan, showing his great trust on her. In the end of season 4, she is revealed to be pregnant for the 3rd time and Osman is overjoyed. She is the female version of Osman. Osman always loves and respects her . In season 5, Malhun is busy with Osman while dealing with Yaqub Bey

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Bey and Saadet Hatun. Osman also called her "Gorkulu Hatunum"(My Glorius Lady) and "Cumle Kayi'nin Annesi" (Mother of All Kayis) appreciating her services to the Kayi Tribe

Bala Hatun

In history, Bala was Osman's second wife, but shown as first wife in series. Bala Hatun found Osman injured near a river and saved him. From then on, the two of them had loved each other so much. This is shown numerous times in the series. When Osman was severely injured, Bala shed a few tears and prayed that Allah (SWT) would protect him. Not long after his recovery, their wedding took place. Even after Bala was wounded by some Mongols, and learned that she was probably unable to have children, she was afraid that Osman would not like her the same. So she told Osman to find a different wife so that he may continue his legacy. However, this did not change the way Osman felt about Bala. He said that he would marry her even if she wasn't able to have children. Bala then made herself a loyal companion to her husband Osman, and waited for him when he went out to battle. She loves Osman so much, that she is willing to marry him to another Hatun in order for him to continue his legacy. Despite a rocky start, she and Malhun (Osman's 2nd Wife In the show) eventually get along, and it is revealed that Bala is pregnant. She soon gives birth to a baby boy named Alaeddin Ali.She has also participated in numerous battles alongside her husband. She is revealed to be pregnant again and gives birth to a baby girl named Halime .But Halime dies in between time lapse of season 4 and 5.

Warning and Truth

Bala Hatun is the First Wife of Osman And she played a significant role in the early days of the Empire.

Children:

Osman has incredible children like valiant and brave Orhan , intelligent and brave Alaeddin pasha , innocent but smart Fatma Hatun . He brought them up very well. His children always respect and love him and always strive to make their Bey Baba (father) Osman proud. He had a fictional daughter named Halime with Bala Hatun who died in the series

Alps

He has some incredible Alps including Goktug, Boran, Konur Alp, Gence Bey, Ayaz, Dumrul, BaySungur, Saltuk and Late Konur

Konur Alp

Konur Alp is skilled warrior of Osman with whom he shares a strong bond.First he was Osman's enemy when he used to serve Vizir Alemsah . Later he repented and become warrior of Osman.Osman made him bey of Koyunhisar Castle

Goktug Alp

He was the blood brother of Konur Alp and replaced him after killing him while he was Kongar. Osman took care of him and thought him Kayi morals since he forgot who he was. Goktug said it e Alpbasi and had a strong brotherhood with him. Trusts him on tasks and is currently is the leader of Cuman Turk's . There were numerous times when both of them cried for each other (Episode 29,37,38). There brotherhood is extremely lovely and unbreakable, until Goktug gets martyred by Geyhatu in Season 3.

Boran Alp

Boran was Osman's right-hand man, he was with Osman 24/7 and was raised with him in the Kayi Tribe. He was the master of arrows and has saved Osman numerous times from being trapped or killed. Osman cared for him and even organized his wedding to his love Gonca hatun. After Gonca's death, Osman promised Boran to avenge her. Osman made him the bey of Kopruhisar Castle.

Cerkutay

Cerkutay has a change of heart in season two and stays at Kayi tribe in Bamsi bey’s tent. He learns about our Prophet (pbuh) from Bamsi Bey and repents for his actions. He betters himself and converts to Islam. Cerkutay has still not lost his funny streak. He falls in love with Aygul Hatun and her fiery attitude and finally marries her in season. "Osman Bey had a strong relationship with his Alps and had proven that no matter what happens to his alps, he would do anything for them and would even put his life at risk for them.

History

Osman was descended from the Kayı branch of the Oğuz Turkmen. His father, Ertugrul, had established a principality centred at Sögüt. With Sögüt as their base, Osman and the Muslim frontier warriors (Ghazis) under his command waged a slow and stubborn conflict against the Byzantines, who sought to defend their territories in the hinterland of the Asiatic shore opposite Constantinople (now Istanbul). Osman gradually extended his control over several former Byzantine fortresses, including Yenişehir, which provided the Ottomans with a strong base to lay siege to Bursa and Nicaea (now İznik), in northwestern Anatolia. Osman was succeeded by his son Orhan, who captured Bursa on April 6, 1326. Ottoman tradition holds that Osman died just after the capture of Bursa, but some scholars have argued that his death should be placed in 1324, the year of Orhan’s accession.

Life and Rise to Power

Information about Osman's early life is scarce. Outside of contemporary Byzantine accounts of his battles with their forces, records of his life were, for most part, written posthumously at the behest of Ottoman sultans centuries later. Osman was born circa 1258 CE in the city of Söğüt located in the northwestern Anatolian region of Bithynia. His father was Ertuğrul, a chieftain from the Kayı tribe under the command of the Seljuks. He was rewarded pasturing lands in Bithynia by the Sultan of the Seljuks for his tribe's distinguished service.

Marriages

In his youth, Osman married Malhun / Mal Hatun who was the daughter of Omer Bey in 1280 in the reign of his father Ertugrul Gazi and his first son Orhan was born in 1281 . When Orhan was 8 years old in 1289 Osman married Bala Hatun, the daughter of Sheikh Edebali a prominent local Sunni cleric and close confidant of his late father. Edebali himself was initially reluctant to give his daughter's hand in marriage to Osman, however, he changed his mind after hearing Osman recount what he believed was a prophesizing dream. In this mythological dream, he saw a moon rise then dip into Edebali's chest with a tree sprouting from it and providing people with shade and streams of water. Edebali believed this prophesized Osman's prosperous future empire. Scholar of Ottoman Studies Caroline Finkel emphasizes:First communicated in this form in the later fifteenth century, a century and a half after Osman's death in about 1323 CE, this dream became one of the most resilient founding myths of the empire, conjuring up a sense of temporal and divine authority and justifying the visible success of Osman and his descendants at the expense of their competitors for territory and power in the Balkans, Anatolia, and beyond.

Children in History

Orhan - with Malhun Hatun. Second Ottoman ruler. Alaeddin pasha - with Rabia Bala Hatun. Fatma Hatun - with Malhun Hatun . Only daughter of Osman Gazi Savci Bey - with Malhun Hatun . Melik Bey - with Malhun Hatun . Çoban Bey - with Malhun Hatun . Hamid Bey - with Malhun Hatun . Pazarli Bey- with Malhun Hatun . Fulan Bey- with either Bala/Malhun Hatun

Conquests as Ruler of the Ottoman a Beylik

Following the death of his father Ertuğrul c. 1280 CE, Osman took command of the tribe and organized his forces for conflict with the Byzantines. His first order of business was to establish three Uç Bey (frontier commanders). The Uç Bey were each responsible for a border district and were in charge of rallying light-cavalry raiders to fight enemy forces before the regular army engaged them. Later into Ottoman military history, these irregular troops would evolve to be known as Akinci, and were not paid by the state but were rather compensated by whatever they could loot in enemy territories. Osman's Uç Bey were established facing three fronts. One towards the Byzantine stronghold of Nicomedia, one towards Nicaea, and last facing the Black Sea. Relying on the cavalry-centric military tactics of his Central Asian ancestors, Osman's forces began their conquests by capturing small settlements in the countryside, furthering their foothold in Bithynia. Among these settlements were Eskişehir and Yenişehir, with the latter becoming the first formal capital. During this time, Osman turned his attention north towards one of the biggest prizes of the region, the city of Nicaea. The city of Nicaea (modern-day İznik) fortified with a city wall, and protected by a large garrison was an important Byzantine administrative center and one of the few cities that had not been occupied by crusader forces during the Fourth Crusade launched by Pope Innocent III in 1198 CE. A century later in 1299 CE Osman's forces laid siege to the city. However, Nicaea would prove to be too formidable of a target as the siege ended in defeat two years later. Although Osman was ultimately unsuccessful in his bid to take Nicaea, c. 1302 CE his exploits caught the attention of the Byzantine emperor Andronicus II Palaeologus. In an attempt to court the Ilkhanids to take action against Osman, Palaeologus offered a political marriage with a Byzantine princess to their khan. The khan died before being able

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to keep his promise, so Palaeologus hired Catalan mercenaries in their stead. They would ultimately defect, leaving the emperor to seek the aid of the Kingdom of Serbia.

Siege of Bursa & Death

Byzantine hegemony in Bithynia further evaporated in 1302 CE when Osman and his forces defeated the Byzantines at the Battle of Bapheus near the Sea of Marmara. The outcome of the battle allowed Osman to consolidate his hold on the countryside leaving many major Byzantine cities within striking distance. In the following years, Osman would regroup in Yenişehir, and continue absorbing small settlements into his fledgling principality. Eventually, in 1308 CE, he completely isolated the Bithynian capital of Prusa (modern-day Bursa) and lay siege to it. The defenders held out valiantly thanks to a steady stream of supplies and reinforcements through their maritime connection with Constantinople. The situation remained a stalemate for over a decade until 1321 CE when the last port supplying Bursa was captured by Osman's forces. Osman, however, would not see the siege to completion. He died c. 1323 CE and his son Orhan would be the one to capture the city. Orhan succeeded his father as Bey and further expanded the territory he inherited. Going on to almost fully annex the region of Bithynia and arrive at the gates of Constantinople. The exact date of Osman's death is debatable. It is said that he died on 21 Ramaḍān 726 AH / 21 August 1326 CE at 70 years old. The 15th-century Ottoman historian Rouhi Çelebi, who wrote down the history of the Ottoman Empire until 1481 CE, indicates that Osman died in 1320. However, Uruç adiloğlu, another Ottoman historian who lived during the time of Sultans Mehmed the Conqueror and Bayezid II up until 1502 CE, says that Osman died in 1327 CE. Contemporary Turkish historian Necdet Sakaoğlu [tr] states that, despite the absence of documents mentioning Osman's name after the year 1320 CE, there are documents confirming Orhan's ascension to the throne in 1324 CE. Based on this, Osman's death might have occurred in the previous year. It is also certain that Osman's death was three or four months after the death of his father-in-law,

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Sheikh Edebali, and two months after the death of his wife, Bala Hatun, because it is known that Osman buried the two in Bilecik. Once Osman died, Orhan ordered the transfer of his body to Bursa, his new capital. Thus, Osman's body was laid there to rest. His grave is located today in the neighbourhood of Tophane.