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Murad I

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third Ottoman sultan (1362–1389)

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Murad I was a male monarch of the Ottoman dynasty who held the noble titles of bey and sultan. Born in Bursa on June 29, 1326, he was the son of Orhan and Nilufer hatun. His siblings included Halil Bey and Süleyman Paşa. Murad I was married to Kera Tamara, and their children were Bayezid I, Savcı Bey, Nefise Hatun, and Yakub Çelebi. He practiced Islam.

Murad I died on June 28, 1389, at the Kosovo Field due to homicide. He was buried in Bursa. His given names are listed as Murad and Murat, with the native language name مُراد اوَّل. He is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Murat
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ottoman Empire
Place of birth
Bursa
Place of death
Kosovo Field
Father
Orhan
Occupation
monarch
Languages spoken
Arabic
Native language
Old Anatolian Turkish
Religion
Islam
Noble title
sultan
Image
Murad I miniature.jpg
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Commons category
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
unmarried partner
Gülçiçek Hatun
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Murad I” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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