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Murad I

c. 1326–1389 · 14th century · Also known as Murad Hüdavendigâr

Murad I was the Ottoman sultan from 1362 to 1389 who made the Ottoman state a major power in the Balkans and Anatolia. He took Adrianople, which became the capital as Edirne, defeated the Serbs on the Maritsa in 1371 and expanded in Anatolia by marriage alliances and purchase, buying several towns from the Hamidids. He was killed at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389.

Murad I
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