Historical Figure

Osman I

First sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Born: 1258 CE · Died: 1326 CE

About Osman I

Osman I or Osman Ghazi was the eponymous founder of the Ottoman Empire. While initially a small Turkoman principality during Osman's lifetime, his beylik transformed into a vast empire in the centuries after his death. It existed until 1922 shortly after the end of World War I, when the sultanate was abolished.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Empire1299 CE – 1922 CE

Ottoman Empire

One of history's most powerful and long-lasting empires, the Ottoman state controlled Anatolia, much of the Middle East, North Africa, and southeastern Europe for over six centuries, serving as the seat of the Islamic Caliphate from 1517.