Süleyman Pasha (1316 - 1357) ^[1] was the eldest son of Orhan, the second ruler of the newly established Ottoman Empire. ^[2] His mother was either the concubine Nilüfer Hatun or, more probably, the consort Efendize Hatun. ^{[3] [4] [5]} He played a major role in early Ottoman expansion into Thrace in the 1350s. ^[6] He died in a hunting accident in 1357. ^[7]

Family

Consorts

Süleyman Pasha had two known consorts: ^[8]

• Selçuk Hatun, daughter of Seyyid Hüseyin Çelebi.
• Gülbahar Hatun, daughter of Sorum Bayezid.

Sons

Süleyman Pasha had at least three sons: ^[8]

• Ishak Bey, Rumelia's bey.
• Melik Nasir Bey, drowned in the sea near Bolayır.
• Ismail Bey, Rumelia's bey.

Daughters

Süleyman Pasha had at least two daughters: ^[8]

• Sultan Hatun (died in 1395, buried at Sinop), married Candaroğlu Süleyman Pasha and was mother of Mubariz al-Din Isfendiyar Bey.
• Efendize Hatun (died in July 1397, buried in Akşehir, Imaret Cami's cemetery).

References

Bibliography

• Finkel, Caroline (2005). Osman's Dream: The Story of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1923. Basic Books. ISBN  978-0-465-02396-7.
• Imber, Colin (2009). The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650: The Structure of Power (2 ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN  978-0-230-57451-9.
• Kafadar, Cemal (1995). Between Two Worlds: The Construction of the Ottoman State. University of California Press. ISBN  978-0-520-20600-7.
• Lowry, Heath (2003). The Nature of the Early Ottoman State. SUNY Press. ISBN  0-7914-5636-6.

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