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Orhan

1288 - 1362

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Orhan Ghazi (Ottoman Turkish: اورخان غازی; Turkish: Orhan Gazi, also spelled Orkhan; died 1362) was the second sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1323/4 to 1362. He was born in Söğüt, as the son of Osman I. In the early stages of his reign, Orhan focused his energies on conquering most of northwestern Anatolia. The majority of these areas were under Byzantine rule and he won his first battle at Pelekanon against the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos. Orhan also occupied the lands of the Karasids of Balıkesir and the Ahis of Ankara. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Orhan is the 197th most popular politician (down from 159th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Türkiye and the 15th most popular Turkish Politician.

Orhan is most famous for writing the Ottoman Chronicles, which is a history of the Ottoman Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Orhan ranks 197 out of 19,576. Before him are Simón Bolívar, Philip IV of France, Pepin the Short, Salman of Saudi Arabia, Napoleon II, and Lee Kuan Yew. After him are Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Louis XVII of France, Cardinal Richelieu, James V of Scotland, Harald Bluetooth, and Philip II of Macedon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1288, Orhan ranks 1. After him are Charles I of Hungary, Ivan I of Moscow, Emperor Go-Daigo, Emperor Go-Fushimi, Gersonides, and Mahmoud Shabestari. Among people deceased in 1362, Orhan ranks 1. After him are Pope Innocent VI, Joan of the Tower, Anna von Schweidnitz, James I, Count of La Marche, Louis I of Naples, Frederick III, Duke of Austria, Muhammad VI of Granada, Constantine III, King of Armenia, and John III of Trebizond.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Orhan ranks 28 out of 1,347. Before him are Saint Barbara (300), Honorius (384), Bayezid I (1354), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954), Murad I (1326), and Anaximander (-610). After him are Anaxagoras (-500), Basil of Caesarea (329), Mehmed III (1566), Mithridates VI of Pontus (-132), Murad IV (1612), and Abdul Hamid II (1842).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Orhan ranks 15. Before him are Murad III (1546), Ahmed I (1590), Honorius (384), Bayezid I (1354), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954), and Murad I (1326). After him are Mehmed III (1566), Mithridates VI of Pontus (-132), Murad IV (1612), Abdul Hamid II (1842), Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (1615), and Mustafa I (1591).

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