Ottoman Consolidation of Western Anatolia and Bursa–Iznik Capitals (1302–1389)

1. Ottoman victory at Bapheus opens Bithynia

   Jul 27, 1302Labels: Osman Bey, Bapheus, Bithynia

   • Britannica
   • EBSCO

2. Ottomans begin the long siege of Bursa

   Jan 1, 1317Labels: Siege of, Prusa, Ottoman army

   • Siege Bursa
   • Osman I

3. Alaeddin Pasha appointed as early vizier

   Jan 1, 1320Labels: Alaeddin Pasha, Ottoman court

   • Alaeddin Pasha
   • Britannica

4. Bursa captured and made the Ottoman center

   Apr 6, 1326Labels: Bursa, Orhan

   • Siege Bursa
   • Encyclopaedia

5. Battle of Pelekanon ends Byzantine relief efforts

   Jun 10, 1329Labels: Battle of, Orhan, Andronikos III

   • Britannica
   • Pelekanon

6. Nicaea (İznik) falls after a multi-year siege

   Jan 1, 1331Labels: Nicaea, znik, Orhan

   • Siege Nicaea
   • znik

7. Hacı Özbek Mosque built in İznik

   Jan 1, 1333Labels: Hac zbek, znik

   • Archnet
   • Hac zbek

8. Nicomedia (İzmit) surrenders to Orhan

   Jan 1, 1337Labels: Nicomedia, zmit, Orhan

   • Nicomedia
   • Encyclopaedia

9. Gallipoli taken after the 1354 earthquake

   Mar 1, 1354Labels: Gallipoli, S leyman

   • Gallipoli
   • Britannica

10. Murad I succeeds Orhan and expands consolidation

    Mar 1, 1362Labels: Murad I, Orhan succession

    • Britannica
    • Murad I

11. Çandarlı Kara Halil becomes grand vizier

    Sep 1, 1364Labels: andarl Kara, Grand vizier, andarl family

    • andarl
    • Britannica

12. Murad I dies after the Battle of Kosovo

    Jun 15, 1389Labels: Murad I, Battle of, Bayezid I

    • Britannica
    • Murad I