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Murad I

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third Ottoman sultan (1362–1389)

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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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Murad I
date of birth
1326-06-29
date of death
1389-06-28
name in native language
مُراد اوَّل
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غيَّاثُ الدُنيا والدين
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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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