feb 1, 1300 - Fundación de Otomanos

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Many Anatolian Turks saw themselves as ghazis (GAH•zees), or warriors for
Islam. They formed military societies under the leadership of an emir, a chief
commander, and followed a strict Islamic code of conduct. They raided the territories
of people who lived on the frontiers of the Byzantine Empire.
Osman Establishes a State The most successful ghazi was Osman. People in
the West called him Othman and named his followers Ottomans. Osman built a
small Muslim state in Anatolia between 1300 and 1326. His successors expanded
it by buying land, forming alliances with some emirs, and conquering others.

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