Orkhan I Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Orkhan I, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Turkey.

7 records1326–13547 events5 places

Chronological biography

1326

Capital1326

House / House of Osmanli · Sultan · Bursa

Orkhan I makes Bursa his capital

Siege of Bursa1326

Warfare / Turkey-Byzantium War · Sultan · Bursa

Bursa falls to the Turks & becomes Orkhans capital

1329

Battle of Maltepe1329

Warfare / Turkey-Byzantium War · Sultan · Maltepe

Defeats Andronicus III

1331

Capture of Nicea1331

Warfare / Turkey-Byzantium War · Sultan · Nicea

Captures Nicea from the Byzantines

1337

Capture of Nicomedia1337

Warfare / Turkey-Byzantium War · Sultan · Nicomedia

Captures Nicomedia from the Byzantines

1354

Capture of Gallipoli1354

Warfare / Turkey-Byzantium War · Sultan · Gallipoli

Establishes the 1st Turkish settlement in Europe. Captures Gallipoli from the Byzantines

Invasion of Europe1354

Warfare / Turkey-Byzantium War · Sultan

The Turks are ready to cross into Europe

Titles and roles

Sultan

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.