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Aydınoğlu Mehmed Bey

d. 1334 · 14th century · Also known as Mubariz al-Din Mehmed

Aydınoğlu Mehmed Bey was a commander in the service of the Germiyanids who founded the Aydinid beylik in western Anatolia around 1308. He conquered Birgi, which became his capital, Ayasoluk (Ephesus) and the upper citadel of Smyrna. His son Umur Bey took the lower harbour fortress and built the fleets that raided the Aegean.

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Aydinids

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