Süleyman Pasha (son of Orhan)

For other uses, see Suleiman Pasha (disambiguation).

In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Süleyman, the title is Pasha, and there is no family name.

Süleyman Pasha (son of Orhan) Tomb

Süleyman Pasha (1316 - 1357) was the eldest son of Orhan, the second ruler of the newly established Ottoman Empire. His mother was the concubine Nilüfer Hatun. He played a major role in early Ottoman expansion into Thrace in the 1350s. He died in a hunting accident in 1357.

Süleyman Pasha (son of Orhan) Burial Place

Family

Consorts

Süleyman Pasha had two known consorts:

• Selçuk Hatun, daughter of Seyyid Hüseyin Çelebi.
• Gülbahar Hatun, daughter of Sorum Bayezid.

Sons

Süleyman Pasha had at least three sons:

• Ishak Bey, Rumelia's bey.
• Melik Nasir Bey, drowned in the sea near Bolayır.
• Ismail Bey, Rumelia's bey.

Daughters

Süleyman Pasha had at least two daughters:

• Sultan Hatun (died in 1395, buried at Sinop), married Candaroğlu Süleyman Pasha and was mother of Mubariz al-Din Isfendiyar Bey.
• Efendize Hatun (died in July 1397, buried in Akşehir, Imaret Cami's cemetery).

Bibliography

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• Imber, Colin (2009). The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650: The Structure of Power (2 ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-57451-9.
• Kafadar, Cemal (1995). Between Two Worlds: The Construction of the Ottoman State. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-20600-7.
• Lowry, Heath (2003). The Nature of the Early Ottoman State. SUNY Press. ISBN 0-7914-5636-6.