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Osman I

1254 - 1327

Osman I

Osman I or Osman Ghazi (Ottoman Turkish: عثمان غازى, romanized: ʿOsmān Ġāzī; Turkish: I. Osman or Osman Gazi; died 1323/4) was the eponymous founder of the Ottoman Empire (first known as a beylik or emirate). 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. Owing to the scarcity of historical sources dating from his lifetime, very little factual information about Osman has survived. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Osman I is the 70th most popular politician (down from 33rd in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 7th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Turkish Politician.

Osman I is most famous for founding the Ottoman Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Osman I ranks 70 out of 19,576. Before him are Darius the Great, Mikhail Gorbachev, Kim Jong-il, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Attila, and Maria Theresa. After him are Marcus Aurelius, Maximilien Robespierre, Musa I of Mali, Hafez al-Assad, Nero, and Giuseppe Garibaldi.

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Darius the Great
550 BC - 486 BC
HPI: 87.66
Rank: 64
Mikhail Gorbachev
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HPI: 87.63
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Kim Jong-il
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HPI: 87.59
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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
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HPI: 87.50
Rank: 67
Attila
406 - 453
HPI: 87.44
Rank: 68
Maria Theresa
1717 - 1780
HPI: 87.44
Rank: 69
Osman I
1254 - 1327
HPI: 87.41
Rank: 70
Marcus Aurelius
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HPI: 87.41
Rank: 71
Maximilien Robespierre
1758 - 1794
HPI: 87.37
Rank: 72
Musa I of Mali
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HPI: 87.24
Rank: 73
Hafez al-Assad
1930 - 2000
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 74
Nero
37 - 68
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 75
Giuseppe Garibaldi
1807 - 1882
HPI: 87.09
Rank: 76

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1254, Osman I ranks 2. Before him is Marco Polo. After him are Charles II of Naples, Marie of Brabant, Queen of France, Zhao Mengfu, Floris V, Count of Holland, Dmitry of Pereslavl, and Margaret of France, Duchess of Brabant. Among people deceased in 1327, Osman I ranks 1. After him are Edward II of England, Saint Roch, James II of Aragon, Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy, Anne of Austria, Margravine of Brandenburg, Elizabeth de Burgh, Teresa d'Entença, and Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine.

Others Born in 1254

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Marco Polo
EXPLORER
1254 - 1324
HPI: 96.21
Rank: 1
Osman I
POLITICIAN
1254 - 1327
HPI: 87.41
Rank: 2
Charles II of Naples
POLITICIAN
1254 - 1309
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 3
Marie of Brabant, Queen of France
COMPANION
1254 - 1322
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 4
Zhao Mengfu
POLITICIAN
1254 - 1322
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 5
Floris V, Count of Holland
POLITICIAN
1254 - 1296
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 6
Dmitry of Pereslavl
POLITICIAN
1254 - 1294
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 7
Margaret of France, Duchess of Brabant
POLITICIAN
1254 - 1271
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 8

Others Deceased in 1327

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Osman I
POLITICIAN
1254 - 1327
HPI: 87.41
Rank: 1
Edward II of England
POLITICIAN
1284 - 1327
HPI: 79.70
Rank: 2
Saint Roch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1295 - 1327
HPI: 77.52
Rank: 3
James II of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1267 - 1327
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 4
Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
1260 - 1327
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 5
Anne of Austria, Margravine of Brandenburg
NOBLEMAN
1280 - 1327
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 6
Elizabeth de Burgh
COMPANION
1289 - 1327
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 7
Teresa d'Entença
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1327
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 8
Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1327
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 9