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Ertuğrul

1198 - 1281

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Ertuğrul or Ertuğrul Ghazi (Ottoman Turkish: ارطغرل, romanized: Erṭoġrıl; died c. 1280/1281) 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 entered the service of the Sultanate of Rum, for which he was rewarded with dominion over the town of Söğüt on the frontier with the Byzantine Empire. This set off the chain of events that would ultimately lead to the founding of the Ottoman Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ertuğrul is the 491st most popular politician (up from 537th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 84th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Turkish Politician.

Ertuğrul was most famous for being the father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ertuğrul ranks 491 out of 19,576. Before him are Scorpion II, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Amin al-Husseini, Guy of Lusignan, Chagatai Khan, and Michael I of Romania. After him are Caesarion, Frederick III, German Emperor, Archduchess Gisela of Austria, Ptolemy XIV of Egypt, Safiye Sultan, and Louis VIII of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1198, Ertuğrul ranks 1. After him are Berengaria of Portugal, Alexander II of Scotland, Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence, Beatrice of Swabia, Stefan Vladislav, Beatrice of Savoy, Renaud de Vichiers, Vardan Areveltsi, and Heinrich Walpot von Bassenheim. Among people deceased in 1281, Ertuğrul ranks 1. After him are Henry V, Count of Luxembourg, Gertrude of Hohenberg, Anna of Hungary, Ivaylo of Bulgaria, Chabi, John II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, and Władysław Opolski.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ertuğrul ranks 67 out of 1,347. Before him are Hipparchus (-190), Margaret the Virgin (292), Saint Blaise (300), Mahidevran (1500), Aristotle Onassis (1906), and Mehmed V (1844). After him are Ahmed II (1643), Abdulmejid I (1823), Abdul Hamid I (1725), Mustafa II (1664), Şehzade Bayezid (1525), and Theodora Porphyrogenita (984).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Ertuğrul ranks 36. Before him are Osman II (1604), Croesus (-596), Suleiman II (1642), Mahmud II (1785), Mahidevran (1500), and Mehmed V (1844). After him are Ahmed II (1643), Abdulmejid I (1823), Abdul Hamid I (1725), Mustafa II (1664), Şehzade Bayezid (1525), and Theodora Porphyrogenita (984).

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