Who Was Ertugrul Ghazi

Who was Ertugrul in Othman Empire?

A Turkish drama called Ertugrul Ghazi is being aired in Urdu on Pakistan Television. But before the released in Urdu, the drama is so popular in Pakistan and Prime Minister Imran Khan is considered among its fans and who praised the 'Islamic civilization shown in this.

According to Ottoman tradition, Ertugrul was the father of Uthman, the founder of the Ottoman Empire. In addition, there is a lack of factual information about them. The beginnings of this family and empire, which ruled over a large part of the world for many centuries, are lost in the mists of history.

 

In addition to the Ottoman traditions, the history mention two concrete signs of the period (a coin and an inscription by the Byzantine Empire) and  dream of 'Uthman.

What is certain is that 'Uthman belongs to a nomadic tribe living in Anatolia, Turkey, and his government was one of the smallest in Anatolia, with little difference in power. The question arises as to what ultimately Uthman or his father did. the rule of this family spread from the tribe to a small state and then becomes a large empire of Anatolia and spread to three continents and then became a caliphate. The Ottoman Empire was founded in the early 14th century and ended in the 20th century. Meanwhile, 37 sultans belonging to the same family. According to one historian, it is not less than a miracle for a family to rule so long.

The Story of the Ottoman Empire "Whatever the reasons for the success of the Ottomans and their Anatolia. The two-century-long war with its neighbors was fierce. Mongolian storm, which Baghdad has not been able to handle it. The conquest of Constantinople, which Europe has not forgotten to this day Ottoman tradition about Ertugrul.

The History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey, writes of the same tradition. "The beginning of the Ottoman Empire has always been an important question for students of the history. It is difficult to say with certainty because of the contradiction in the traditions in the later periods. He narrated the same famous tradition that the ancestor of the Ottomans was Salman Shah who was the chief of the Qai tribe and settled in an area of northern Iran at the end of the 12th century.

According to Ottoman tradition, Ertugrul was the father of Uthman, the founder of the Ottoman Empire. According to tradition, in view of the Mongol invasions, this tribe, like many other Turkish tribes, moved to new territories to escape slavery and destruction. Salman Shah is believed to have drowned in the Euphrates River as he entered Syria. And then his two sons went back.

Ertugrul, on the other hand, continued his journey to the west and entered the territory of Anatolia, where the Seljuk rulers, in return for their help, gave him land in the western part of Anatolia. According to this tradition.

Ertugrul died in 1280 and the leadership of the tribe passed to his son Usman. According to Ottoman tradition, a tribal chief named Ertugrul came to northwestern Anatolia and settled in the area between the Seljuk and Byzantine empires.

According to this tradition, the Seljuk Sultan gave Ertugrul some territory in Sogat. The only coin found from the time of Uthman, if genuine, proves that Ertugrul was certainly a historical figure. The coin reads "Issued for Uthman son of Ertugrul". Uthman's issuance of a coin in his own name proves that he was not only a tribal chief at the time, but that he had begun to consider himself an independent amir outside the shadow of the Seljuk Mongol Empire in Anatolia.

The first mention of the Ottomans in history is around 1300 AD. A Byzantine historian of the time wrote that in 1301 the Byzantine army was confronted by the army of a man named 'Uthman. The battle, known as the Battle of Baffios, was fought near Constantinople (Istanbul) and the Byzantine army was severely defeated.

But the Ottomans still had a long way to go to equate the Byzantine Empire. And when that happened, there were many stories about a family suddenly emerging from obscurity and coming so far. Ottoman Empire. Historians say that the Ottomans were fortunate in that their territory was close to Constantinople, which was sure to be a great reward if they ever succeeded.

Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire, writes that according to the most widely heard tradition about the beginning of the Ottoman Empire, Uthman had a dream after his initial success.

In this dream he saw that a moon appears from the chest of a dervishes Sheikh Adibali and enters his own chest. At the same time, a huge tree grows out of this belly, the shade of which spreads all over the world.