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Murad I

1326 - 1389

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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. Murad I conquered Adrianople in 1360s and made it the new capital of the Ottoman Sultanate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Murad I is the 188th most popular politician (down from 132nd in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 21st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Turkish Politician.

Murad I is most famous for being the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1362-1389.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Murad I ranks 188 out of 19,576. Before him are Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, Bayezid II, Bayezid I, Harry S. Truman, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Christina, Queen of Sweden. After him are Christian IX of Denmark, Puyi, Simón Bolívar, Philip IV of France, Pepin the Short, and Salman of Saudi Arabia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1326, Murad I ranks 1. After him are Louis I of Hungary, Joanna I of Naples, Rinchinbal Khan, Ivan II of Moscow, Joan I, Countess of Auvergne, Tommaso da Modena, Simeon Uroš, Maria of Navarre, Manuel Kantakouzenos, and Francesco I Gattilusio. Among people deceased in 1389, Murad I ranks 1. After him are Hafez, Pope Urban VI, Lazar of Serbia, Miloš Obilić, Dmitry Donskoy, U of Goryeo, Gülçiçek Hatun, Chang of Goryeo, William I, Duke of Bavaria, Hayam Wuruk, and Albert IV, Duke of Mecklenburg.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Murad I ranks 26 out of 1,347. Before him are Murad III (1546), Ahmed I (1590), Saint Barbara (300), Honorius (384), Bayezid I (1354), and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954). After him are Anaximander (-610), Orhan (1288), Anaxagoras (-500), Basil of Caesarea (329), Mehmed III (1566), and Mithridates VI of Pontus (-132).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Murad I ranks 14. Before him are Murad II (1404), Murad III (1546), Ahmed I (1590), Honorius (384), Bayezid I (1354), and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954). After him are Orhan (1288), Mehmed III (1566), Mithridates VI of Pontus (-132), Murad IV (1612), Abdul Hamid II (1842), and Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (1615).

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