Founding of the Ottoman Beylik

1299 CE · Söğüt, Bilecik · founding

Traditionally born in 1299 under the leadership of Osman Bey as a frontier principality on the Byzantine border, the Ottoman state was the nucleus of a six-century empire that would spread across three continents.

Growing rapidly through the spirit of gaza, flexible administration, and a policy of conquest, the principality would unite the Balkans and Anatolia to become the principal power of the Mediterranean world.

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What was Founding of the Ottoman Beylik?
Traditionally born in 1299 under the leadership of Osman Bey as a frontier principality on the Byzantine border, the Ottoman state was the nucleus of a six-century empire that would spread across three continents.
When did Founding of the Ottoman Beylik happen?
1299 CE
Where did Founding of the Ottoman Beylik take place?
Söğüt, Bilecik