the ledger of connections
The Connections of Osman I
Founder of the Ottoman Empire (died 1323/4) Every person recorded alongside Osman I in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside Osman I in the ledgers of the archive.
- Parents
- Ertuğrul, Halime Hatun
- Spouses
- Rabia Bala Mal Hatun, Malhun Hatun
- Children
- Orhan, Alaeddin Pasha, Fatma Hatun, Çobanbey, Pazarlı Bey, Hamid Bey, Melik Bey, Savcı Bey
- Siblings
- Gündüz Bey
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 1258 to 1326.
Medieval era
Rumi
September 30, 1207 – December 17, 1273
Persian poet and Sufi mystic, among the best-selling poets in the world today
Medieval era
Thomas Aquinas
January 25, 1225 – March 7, 1274
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
Medieval era
Al-Musta'sim
1213 – February 20, 1258
37th and last Abbasid Caliph (r. 1242–1258)
Medieval era
Kublai Khan
1215 – 1294
Founding emperor of the Yuan dynasty, grandson of Genghis Khan (1215–1294)
Medieval era
Mansa Musa
1280 – 1337
14th-century emperor (mansa) of the Mali Empire
Medieval era
Robert the Bruce
July 11, 1274 – June 7, 1329
King of Scotland (1306–1329)
Medieval era
Edward I of England
June 17, 1239 – July 7, 1307
King of England from 1272 to 1307
Medieval era
Hafez
1326 – 1389
Persian poet and mystic (1325–1389)
Medieval era
Dante Alighieri
May 30, 1265 – September 13, 1321
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
Medieval era
Petrarch
July 19, 1304 – July 18, 1374
Italian scholar and poet (1304-1374)
Medieval era
Giovanni Boccaccio
June 16, 1313 – September 21, 1375
Italian author and poet (1313–1375)
Medieval era
Marco Polo
September 15, 1254 – January 8, 1324
Venetian merchant whose travels opened European eyes to Asia