Köse Mihal

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Köse Mihal (Turkish for "Michael the Beardless"; 13th century – c. 1340)[1] accompanied Osman I in his ascent to power as a bey and founder of the Ottoman Empire. He is considered to be the first significant Byzantine renegade and convert to Islam[2][3] to enter Ottoman service. (see Nöker)

He was also known as Gazi Mihal[4] and Abdullah Mihal Gazi.[5]

Life[]

Köse Mihal, was the Byzantine governor of Chirmenkia (Harmankaya, today Harmanköy) and was ethnically Greek. His original name was "Michael Cosses".[6] The castle of Harmankaya was in the foothills of the Uludağ Mountains in Bilecik, Turkey.[4][7] Mihal also eventually gained control of Lefke, Mekece and Akhisar.[8]

Even before his conversion to Islam, Mihal had an amicable relationship with the Ottoman leader, Osman Gazi.[9] He was an ally of Osman and his people in war, and also acted as a leader of the local Greek population. Additionally, he acted as a consultant and diplomatic agent for Osman I.[10][11] The sources describing the reason behind Mihal's change of faith vary. One tradition emphasises the influence exerted by his friendship with Osman Ghazi, whilst another describes him having experienced a significant dream which convinced him to become a Muslim.[12][13] His conversion is thought to have occurred between 1304 and 1313.[14][15][16] As a Muslim, he was known as Köse Mihal 'Abd Allah (Abdullah), Abdullah being a name commonly adopted by converts.[17]

Up to the conquest of Bursa in 1326, Köse Mihal played an important role as a diplomatic advisor and envoy of Orhan I, the son and successor of Osman Ghazi.[18] Köse Mihal was the first important Christian renegade to become an Ottoman subject, and he played a significant role in the creation of the Ottoman state.[19][20] Köse Mihal's descendants, known as the Mihaloğlu were famous, particularly in the 15th and 16th centuries. They were a politically and militarily successful family of Ottoman dignitaries in Rumelia. However, they did not reach the very highest public offices.[21]

After the taking of Bursa, Köse Mihal is no longer mentioned in the sources. Kreutel notes that Köse Mihal died around 1340.[22] According to some historians, Köse Mihal was buried at Türbe, Edirne (Adrianople), in a mosque he himself built,[17] in this tradition Köse Mihal was believed to have lived until after the Ottoman capture of Adrianople by Murad I in the year 1361. He would therefore have lived to a very advanced age indeed. However, Franz Babinger appears to have made a mistake. He confused Köse Mihal with , a grandson of Köse Mihal. Ghazi Mihal Bey built a now ruined Mosque complex, with an Imaret and Hamam, in Edirne, which was completed in 1422. The cemetery adjoining the complex holds the tomb of Ghazi Mihal Bey.[23]

Legacy[]

Previously the oldest surviving Ottoman artifact was Orhan's helmet. But on 5 December 2020, the Ministry of National Defense of Turkey announced that Mihal's sword was recorded as the oldest surviving Ottoman artifact, and was taken to Istanbul Military Museum.[24]

In popular culture[]

In the Turkish television series  [tr] (1988), Köse Mihal was portrayed by Turkish actor Ahmet Mekin.[25]

See also[]

Literature[]

  • Dervish Ahmet-i 'Aşıki (called' Aşık Paşa, son): tevarihMenakıb u-i 'Al-i' Osman(Memories and times of the House of Osman). In Kreutel Richard Franz (Hrsg. / Editor):From Shepherd's Tent to Sublime Porte. Ottoman historian Vol 3, Graz 1959
  • Joseph Hammer Purgstall:History of the Ottoman Empire. Bd.1, Pest 1827
  • Nicolae Jorga:The history of the Ottoman Empire,according to sources presented verbatim reissue, Primus Verlag Darmstadt 1997
  • John Leunclavius:Annales Svltanorvm Othmanidarvm, A Tvrcis Sva Lingva Scripti Frankfurt a. M. 1588/1596, German:Neu Chronica Türckischer nation of self-described Türcke ... Frankfurt a. M. 1590
  • Majoros Ferenc u. Bernd Rill:The Ottoman Empire 1300–1922, Wiesbaden 2004
  • Mihaloğlu Mehmet Paşa Nüzhet: " Ahval-i Gazi Mihal ". 1897 (Ottoman)
  • Mehmet Neşrî:Kitab-i Cihan-Nümâ. Partially edited and translated in Journal of the German Oriental Society. 13. Volume 1859
  • MİHALOĞULLARI published in the 30th volume of TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi pp. 24–25 in Istanbul (2005)

References and notes[]

  1. ^ Joseph Hammer Purgstall: History of the Ottoman Empire. Erster Band, Pest 1827, p. 48
  2. ^ The Last Great Muslim Empires By H. J. Kissling, Bertold Spuler, F. R. C. Bagley, pg.3
  3. ^ American studies in altaic linguistics By Denis Sinor, pg.5
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "KOSE MIHAL (GHAZI MIHAL)". www.osmanli700.gen.tr. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  5. ^ http://www.os-ar.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=240347
  6. ^ Majoros Ferenc u. Bernd Rill:The Ottoman Empire 1300–1922, Wiesbaden 2004, p. 96
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-10-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "OTTOMAN WEB SITE – 700th Anniversary of the OTTOMAN EMPIRE". www.osmanli700.gen.tr.
  9. ^ Nicolae Jorga after Leunclavius (Lewenklaw) :Annales sultanorum othmanidarum, Frankfurt 1596, Sp 129
  10. ^ "pdf İbrahim Kaya – Şahin:AŞIKPAŞA-zade AS Historian: A STUDY ON THE TEVARiH AL-i-iOSMAN. P. 14".
  11. ^ Dervish Ahmet-i 'Aşıki (called' Aşık Paşa, son):Menakıb u tevarih-i 'Al-i' Osman(Denkwürdigkeiten and times of the House Osman). In Kreutel Richard Franz (Hrsg. / Editor):From Shepherd Tent to Sublime Porte. Ottoman historian Vol 3, Graz 1959, p. 32ff
  12. '^ Dervish Ahmet-i 'Aşıki (called' Aşık Paşa, son):Menakıb u tevarih-i 'Al-i Osman (Denkwürdigkeiten and times of the House of Osman). In Kreutel Richard Franz (Hrsg. / Editor):From Tent to Shepherd High Pforte. Ottoman historian Vol 3, Graz 1959, p. 46
  13. ^ "İbrahim Kaya – Şahin: AŞIKPAŞAAS-zade Historian: A STUDY ON THE TEVARiH AL-i-iOSMAN. P. 125" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  14. ^ Leunclavius: Annales sultanorum othmanidarum, Frankfurt 1596, Sp 129
  15. ^ Mehmed Nesrî: Kitab-i Cihan-Nümâ- Nesrî Tarihi 1.Cilt, Ed: Prof. Dr. Mehmet A. Köymen and Faik Resit UNAT
  16. ^ İsmail Hakkı Uzunçarşılı:Osmanli Tarihi Cilt I-IV Ankara1972 – 1978
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b Franz Babinger:Mikhalik-OGHLU. In E. J. Brill's first encyclopaedia of Islam. Leiden 1913 – 1936, S.493–495
  18. ^ Mehmed Neşrî, quoted in Journal of the German Oriental Society. 13. Volume 1859, p. 214
  19. ^ Nicolae Jorga:The history of the Ottoman Empire, presented by source, unchanged reissue, Primus Verlag Darmstadt 1997, Vol 2, p. 204
  20. ^ Hans Joachim Kissling: Dissertationes orientales et Balcanica collectae, III. The Ottomans and Europe. Munich 1991, p. 217-225
  21. ^ Richard F. Kreutel:life and deeds of the Turkish emperor. The anonymous vulgärgriechische Chronik Codex Barberinianus Graecus 111 (Anonymus Zoras). Graz et altera 1971, p. 94f
  22. ^ Dervish Ahmet-i 'Aşıki (called' Aşık Paşa, son):Menakıb u tevarih-i 'Al-i' Osman(Denkwürdigkeiten and times of House Osman). In Kreutel Richard Franz (Hrsg. / Editor):From Shepherd Tent to Sublime Porte. Ottoman historian Vol 3, Graz 1959, p. 299
  23. ^ Gazi Mihal Bey Camii (images, text, Turkish) queried on 8 September 2008[permanent dead link]
  24. ^ "MSB: Mihalgazi'nin kılıcı, Osmanlı Devleti'ne ait en eski eser olarak kayıt altına alındı" (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency. 5 December 2020.
  25. ^ "Full Cast & Crew: Kurulus". IMDb. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

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