Suleyman Shah (Ottoman Turkish: سلیمان شاه; Modern Turkish: Süleyman Şah) was, according to Ottoman tradition, the son of Kaya Alp and the father of Ertuğrul, who was the father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire.[1] Early Ottoman genealogies disputed this lineage, and either Suleyman Shah or Gündüz Alp could be Osman's grandfather and their father of Ertuğrul. An Ottoman tomb initially in or near Qal'at Ja'bar has historically been associated with Suleyman Shah.[2] He succeeded his father as bey in 1214 when he decided to lead the 50,000 strong tribe West in the face of Mongol invasion. After migrating to the North Caucasus, thousands of Kayis settled in Erzincan and Ahlat in 1214, while some of the other Kayi groups dispersed in Diyarbakir, Mardin, and Urfa.[citation needed]
Suleyman Shah
سلیمان شاهBey of the Kayı tribe (pre-Ottoman Empire)Reignc. 1215 – c. 1235PredecessorKaya AlpSuccessorErtuğrul
Born1165[1]Diedc. 1235 (aged 70)
Euphrates, AleppoBurial
Tomb of Suleyman Shah
SpouseHayme HatunIssueErtuğrul
Gündoğdu
Sungur-Tekin
DündarNamesSuleyman Shah bin Kaya AlpFatherKaya AlpReligionIslamThis article contains Ottoman Turkish text, written from right to left with some Arabic letters and additional symbols joined. Without proper rendering support, you may see unjoined letters or other symbols.
Family tree of Süleymanşâh
Operation Shah Euphrates
In fiction
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