Ertuğrul

Also known as Ertuğrul Gazi

Ertuğrul or Ertuğrul Ghazi (; died ) was a 13th-century uch bey (marcher-lord), who was the father of Osman I. Little is known about Ertuğrul's life. According to Ottoman tradition, he was the son of Suleyman Shah, the leader of the Kayı tribe (a claim which has come under criticism from many historians) of the Oghuz Turks (then known as Turkomans), which fled from western Central Asia to Anatolia to escape the Mongol conquests; but according to contemporary numinastic evidence, he was the son of Gündüz Alp. According to the legend, after the death of his father, Ertuğrul and his followers ent

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Ertuğrul was a male statesperson and military leader who held the position of bey. He was a citizen of the Sultanate of Rum, born in Ahlat to Suleyman Shah and Hayme Hatun. His siblings included Sungurtekin Bey, Gündoğdu Bey, and Dündar Bey. He was married to Halime Hatun and had children named Osman I and Saru Batu Savcı Bey.

Ertuğrul died in Söğüt. Records indicate his date of death as 1280, 1281, or 1288. He is associated with the Sultanate of Rum and is referenced in various encyclopedia articles.

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Royalty.name: Ertuğrul
Royalty.title: BeyGhazi
Royalty.image: Ertugrul-gazi-1.jpg
Royalty.caption: Ertuğrul depicted in 16th-century Ottoman miniature book Sübhatü’l-ahbâr by Derviş Mehmed
Royalty.succession: Uch Bey of the Sultanate of Rum
Royalty.predecessor: Office established
Royalty.successor: Osman I
Royalty.full name: Ertuğrul bin Suleyman Shah ()
Royalty.father: Suleyman Shah or Gündüz Alp
Royalty.mother: Hayme Ana
Royalty.religion: Islam
Royalty.spouse: Halime Hatun (disputed)
Royalty.birth_date: Unknown
Royalty.death_place: Söğüt, Sultanate of Rum
Royalty.burial_place: Tomb of Ertuğrul Gazi, Söğüt, Bilecik Province

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Sultanate of Rum
Place of birth: Ahlat
Place of death: Söğüt
Spouse: Halime Hatun
Father: Suleyman Shah
Mother: Hayme Hatun
Sibling: Dündar Bey
Occupation: military leader
Position held: bey
Image: TM-2001-500manat-Ärtogrul Gazy-b.png

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date of death: 1280-00-00
Commons category: Ertuğrul Gazi
topic's main category: Category:Ertuğrul Gazi

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Biography
Legacy
In fiction
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography

==Biography== Nothing is known for certain about Ertuğrul's life, except that he was the father of Osman. As a result, historians are compelled to rely on stories written about him by the Ottomans more than a century later, which are of questionable accuracy.

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