Ertuğrul

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This article is about the Ottoman leader Ertuğrul. For the Ottoman frigate, see Ertuğrul (Ottoman frigate).

Ertuğrul (Ottoman Turkish: ارطغرل, often with title Gazi) (1191/1198 Ahlat – 1281 Söğüt) was the father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire. He was the leader of the Kayı clan of the Oghuz Turks.

[edit] Biography

In 1227, he inherited the command of the Kayı tribe of the Oghuz Turks following the drowning of his father, Suleyman Shah, in the river Euphrates, fleeing from the Mongol onslaught. Ertuğrul was given the lands of Karaca Dağ, a mountain near Angora (now Ankara), by Ala ad-Din Kay Qubadh I, the Seljuk Sultan of Rum.^{[citation needed]} Later, he was also given the village of Söğüt which he conquered in 1231 together with the surrounding lands. That village became the Ottoman capital in 1299 under Osman I, Ertuğrul's son by his wife Khaima. He had two other sons, Savdji and Gündüz.

Like his son and descendants, Ertuğrul is often referred to as a Ghazi, a champion fighter for the cause of Islam.

In the 19th century, the Ottoman Navy frigate Ertuğrul was named in his honor.

[edit] References

• Biography of Ertuğrul Retrieved on 2008-07-23.

Regnal titles
Preceded by Süleyman Şah	Pre-Ottoman ruler 1227–1281	Succeeded by Osman I