مراد الأول

مراد الأول

1389 CE · 791 AH

Sultan Murad I (r. 1360–1389 CE) — took Adrianople in 1360, moved the Ottoman capital across into Europe in 1366, and was killed at the Battle of Kosovo 1.

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Roles
Ruler · military
Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Anatolia
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Life in time

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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Gunpowder Empires · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi · Abd Allah ibn Miqdad al-Aqfahsi · Sultan Abu Hammu Musa II · Ahmadi Taj al-Din Ibrahim ibn Khidr · Al-Abbi, Muhammad ibn Khalfa

Overview

Sultan Murad I ibn Orhan ibn Osman, who ruled from 761 to 791 AH (1360–1389 CE). He was the son of Orhan ibn Osman. Ali Muhammad al-Salabi describes him as brave, a holy warrior, generous, just to his subjects and soldiers, devoted to raids and the building of mosques and madrasas, and says that he formed a consultative council of the best commanders and experts. 1

Conquests

He took Adrianople in 762 AH (1360 CE), and made it the capital of the Ottoman state from 768 AH (1366 CE), so the capital moved to Europe. He expanded in Asia Minor and Europe at the same time. 1

His death

The data say that he was martyred in the battle of Kosovo, and that his death year was 791 AH (1389 CE). 1

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Parent of
بايزيد الأول الصاعقة
Child of
أورخان بن عثمان
Participated in
وقعة قوصوه الأولى واستشهاد مراد الأول

People and things also explored

وقعة أنقرة وأسر بايزيد الصاعقة· محمد الأول جلبي· عثمان بن أرطغرل· وقعة قوصوه الأولى واستشهاد مراد الأول· بايزيد الأول الصاعقة· أورخان بن عثمان

Sources

  1. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001), p. 53
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