Bayezid I

fourth Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1389–1402)
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Summary

Bayezid I was born on March 8, 1354[1], in Edirne[2]. He died on March 8, 1403[3], in Akşehir[4]. He worked as a ruler[5], poet[6], and sultan[7]. He ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,369 views/month, #5,924 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Bursa[9]
  • Father: Murad I[10]
  • Mother: Gülçiçek Hatun[11]
  • Spouse: Olivera Lazarević[12], Devletşah Hatun[13], Maria Fadrique d'Aragona, Countess of Salona[14], Hafsa Hatun[15]
  • Child: Süleyman Çelebi[16], İsa Çelebi[17], Mehmed I[18], Mustafa Çelebi[19], Musa Çelebi[20], Ertuğrul Çelebi[21], Fatma Hundi Hatun[22]
  • Country of citizenship: Ottoman Empire[23]
  • Native language: Ottoman Turkish[24]
  • Position held: sultan of the Ottoman Empire[25], Beylerbey of the Anatolia Eyalet[26]
  • Religion or worldview: Islam[27]
  • Sex or gender: male[28]
  • Family: Ottoman dynasty[29]
  • Noble title: sultan[30]
  • Commons category: Bayezid I[31]
  • Unmarried partner: Devlet Hatun[32]
  • Given name: Bayezid[33], Beyazıt[34]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Bayezid I[35]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[38], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[39], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[40], Tārīkh al-dawlah al-ʻalīyah al-ʻUthmānīyah (Muḥammad Afandī, 1893)[41]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Ottoman Turkish[42], Arabic[43], Persian[44]
  • Nickname: ييلدرم[45], صاعقةُ الإسلام[46], الملكُ السعيد[47], جلالُ الدين[48], Yıldırım[49]
  • Commons Creator page: Bayezid I[50]
  • Name in native language: بايزيد اوَّل[51]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Bayezid I include Yıldırım district[52], a municipality[53], in Turkey[54], founded in 1987[55] and Yıldırım Beyazıt University[56], a public university[57], in Turkey[58], founded in 2010[59], headquartered in Ankara[60].

Why It Matters

Bayezid I has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] He is known by 119 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

Entities named for him include Yıldırım district[52], a municipality[53], in Turkey[54], founded in 1987[55] and Yıldırım Beyazıt University[56], a public university[57], in Turkey[58], founded in 2010[59], headquartered in Ankara[60].

FAQs

Where was Bayezid I born?

Bayezid I was born in Edirne[2].

Where did Bayezid I die?

Bayezid I passed away in Akşehir[4].

Who were Bayezid I's parents?

Bayezid I's father was Murad I[10]. Bayezid I's mother was Gülçiçek Hatun[11].

Who was Bayezid I married to?

Bayezid I's spouses include Olivera Lazarević[12], Devletşah Hatun[13], Maria Fadrique d'Aragona, Countess of Salona[14], and Hafsa Hatun[15].

What did Bayezid I do for work?

Bayezid I worked as a ruler[5], poet[6], and sultan[7].

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  33. [34] ↑ . ttk.gov.tr. ttk.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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