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.