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Ertuğrul

1198 - 1281

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Ertuğrul or Ertuğrul Ghazi (Ottoman Turkish: ارطغرل, romanized: Erṭoġrıl; Turkmen: Ärtogrul Gazy; died c. 1280/1281) was a 13th-century uch bey (marcher-lord), who was the father of Osman I. Little is known about Ertuğrul's life. According to Ottoman tradition, he was the son of Suleyman Shah, the leader of the Kayı tribe (a claim which has come under criticism from many historians) of the Oghuz Turks (known as Turkomans by then). These Turkomans fled from western Central Asia to Anatolia to escape the Mongol conquests, but he may instead have been the son of Gündüz Alp. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ertuğrul has received more than 9,338,078 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Ertuğrul is the 537th most popular politician (down from 315th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 54th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Turkish Politician.

Ertuğrul was most famous for being the father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ertuğrul ranks 537 out of 19,576. Before him are Friedrich Ebert, Emperor Jimmu, Umberto II of Italy, Philip V of France, Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, and Agrippina the Younger. After him are Theodosius II, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Abd al-Rahman III, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Pertinax, and Franz von Papen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1198, Ertuğrul ranks 1. After him are Berengaria of Portugal, Stefan Vladislav, Alexander II of Scotland, Beatrice of Savoy, Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence, Renaud de Vichiers, Beatrice of Swabia, Vardan Areveltsi, and Heinrich Walpot von Bassenheim. Among people deceased in 1281, Ertuğrul ranks 1. After him are Ivaylo of Bulgaria, Gertrude of Hohenberg, Anna of Hungary, Henry V, Count of Luxembourg, Chabi, Władysław Opolski, and John II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ertuğrul ranks 79 out of 1,347. Before him are Orhan Pamuk (1952), Aristotle Onassis (1906), Murad V (1840), Honorius (384), Alexios I Komnenos (1048), and Constantine VII (905). After him are Theodosius II (401), Abdulmejid II (1868), Piri Reis (1470), Abdülaziz (1830), Hecataeus of Miletus (-550), and Mithridates VI of Pontus (-132).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Ertuğrul ranks 42. Before him are Mahmud I (1696), Osman III (1699), Mustafa III (1717), Murad V (1840), Honorius (384), and Alexios I Komnenos (1048). After him are Theodosius II (401), Abdulmejid II (1868), Abdülaziz (1830), Mithridates VI of Pontus (-132), Manuel I Komnenos (1118), and Şehzade Cihangir (1531).

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