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Orhan

1281 – 1362 Ottoman Turkish bey, conqueror

Second Ottoman ruler who took Bursa and expanded into the Balkans.

Religion
Sunni Islam
Affiliations
House of Osman

Orhan, son of Osman I, captured Bursa and made it an Ottoman capital, and organized the early Ottoman state and army. He gained the first Ottoman foothold in Europe at Gallipoli. His long reign turned a frontier principality into a durable state.