At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler · military
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Anatolia
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Sultan Orhan ibn Osman ibn Ertugrul, who ruled from 726 to 761 AH (1327–1360 CE), and who was the second sultan of the House of Osman 4.
His policy
al-Salabi reports that he followed the policy of his father Osman in rule and conquest. Nicomedia fell into his hands in the year 727 AH, and he founded there the first Ottoman university, and entrusted its administration to Dawud al-Qaysari 4.
He concerned himself with building the army on modern foundations, and made it a regular army 4.
The plan for Constantinople
He devised a plan to besiege Constantinople from the west and the east. He sent his son and heir Suleyman to cross the Dardanelles strait and seize positions on the western side 4.
Notes for researchers
- The date of death (1360 CE) is recorded in the data with the status of "commonly transmitted report".
Connections
- Sibling of
- Alaeddin Pasha
- Related to
- Dawud al-Qaysari
- Parent of
- مراد الأول· Suleiman Pasha, son of Orhan
- Child of
- عثمان بن أرطغرل
- Founder of
- The Janissary corps (Yeniçeri)
People and things also explored
Alaeddin Pasha· The Janissary corps (Yeniçeri)· مراد الأول· Suleiman Pasha, son of Orhan· عثمان بن أرطغرل· The first battle of Kosovo and the martyrdom of Murad I· وقعة نهر الماريتسا (صيرمن)· أرطغرل
Sources
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 52
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 53-55
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 56-57
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p.52
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “أورخان بن عثمان”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/urkhan-ibn-uthman/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.