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Suleyman Shah

1178 - 1236

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Suleyman Shah (Ottoman Turkish: سلیمان شاه; Turkish: Süleyman Şah) was, according to Ottoman tradition, the son of Kaya Alp and the father of Ertuğrul, who was the father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire. Early Ottoman genealogies disputed this lineage, and either Suleyman Shah or Gündüz Alp could be Osman's grandfather and the father of Ertuğrul. An Ottoman tomb initially in or near Qal'at Ja'bar has historically been associated with Suleyman Shah. He succeeded his father as bey in 1214 when he decided to lead the 50,000 strong tribe West in the face of Mongol invasion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Suleyman Shah is the 1,906th most popular politician (down from 1,344th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 41st in 2019) and the 27th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Suleiman Shah is most famous for being the tomb of Suleiman Shah, the grandfather of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Suleyman Shah ranks 1,906 out of 19,576. Before him are Isabella Clara Eugenia, Sirikit, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, Josef Kramer, Caroline Bonaparte, and Koxinga. After him are Llywelyn the Great, Avitus, Jahanara Begum, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, and Ioannis Metaxas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1178, Suleyman Shah ranks 1. After him are Fariduddin Ganjshakar, Thomas, Count of Savoy, Emperor Antoku, Guillaume de Chartres, Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León, Armand de Périgord, and Constance of Toulouse. Among people deceased in 1236, Suleyman Shah ranks 2. Before him is Saint Sava. After him are Moinuddin Chishti, Iltutmish, John, Old Lord of Beirut, Rukn ud din Firuz, Yahya al-Mu'tasim, Qul Ghali, and Roger of Wendover.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Suleyman Shah ranks 49 out of 384. Before him are Nahum (-600), Al-Ash'ari (873), Al-Musta'sim (1213), Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (1914), Ur-Nammu (-2200), and Al-Jahiz (775). After him are Shalmaneser III (-900), Al-Mutawakkil (822), Al-Baladhuri (806), Mustafa Barzani (1903), Ashurnasirpal II (-1000), and Junayd of Baghdad (830).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Suleyman Shah ranks 27. Before him are Gudea (-2200), Abdul Latif Rashid (1944), Nahum (-600), Al-Musta'sim (1213), Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (1914), and Ur-Nammu (-2200). After him are Shalmaneser III (-900), Al-Mutawakkil (822), Ashurnasirpal II (-1000), Abd al-Karim Qasim (1914), Nabopolassar (-658), and Al-Amin (787).

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