Suleyman Shah

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Suleyman Shah was a semi-legendary 12th–13th century Turkic tribal leader regarded in Ottoman tradition as the grandfather of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic tribal leader
historical figure
semi-legendary person
activeInCentury 12th century
13th century
associatedDynasty Ottoman dynasty NERFINISHED
associatedEmpire Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent migration of Oghuz Turks towards Anatolia
associatedWithPlace Aleppo region NERFINISHED
Euphrates River NERFINISHED
burialPlace near the Euphrates River (traditional)
tomb enclave historically under Turkish control in Syria (traditional)
countryOfOrigin Anatolia NERFINISHED
culture Oghuz Turkic
describedAs semi-legendary in modern scholarship
ethnicity Turkic
fatherOf Ertuğrul NERFINISHED
gender male
grandfatherOf Osman I NERFINISHED
historicalStatus partly legendary tribal leader
historicity disputed
legacy symbolic ancestor of the Ottoman dynasty
mentionedIn late Ottoman chronicles
nameVariant Süleyman Shah NERFINISHED
Süleyman Şah NERFINISHED
notableFor association with the early history of the Ottoman dynasty
being regarded as the grandfather of Osman I in Ottoman tradition
partOf Oghuz Turks NERFINISHED
relative Ertuğrul NERFINISHED
Osman I NERFINISHED
religion Islam (traditional attribution)
roleInMythology founding ancestor figure of the Ottomans
sourceType legendary narratives
traditional genealogies
tradition Ottoman historiography
Turkish popular tradition
tribalAffiliation Kayı tribe NERFINISHED

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Ertuğrul predecessor Suleyman Shah
ʿUthmān I nameInArabic Suleyman Shah
this entity surface form: عثمان بن أرطغرل
Kayı tribe hasNotableMember Suleyman Shah
this entity surface form: Süleyman Şah (traditional)