Sheikh Edebali
Personal
Born1206
Karaman, Rum Sultanate (now Turkey)
Died1326[1]
Bilecik, Ottoman Empire (now Turkey)
ReligionIslam
Parent
  • İbrâhim bin İnac el-Kırşehrî (father)
DenominationSunni
SchoolBektashi
CreedTariqa[2]
Known forSufism
RelationsIldiz Hatun (wife)
Rabia Bala Hatun (daughter)
Muslim leader
Period in office13th and 14th century
Influenced by

İmâdüddin Mustafa bin İbrâhim bin İnac al-Kırşehrî [2](1206-1326), often known as Sheikh Edebali (Turkish: Şeyh Edebali), was Muslim Sheikh of the Ahi brotherhood, who helped shape and develop the policies of the growing Ottoman State.[4][1] He became first Qadi of the Ottoman Empire.[1] He was the father of Rabia Bala Hatun (wife of Osman Gazi, the founder of the Ottoman Empire).

Interaction with Ottoman leaders

Edebali often conversed with his close friend Ertuğrul Gazi, the father of Osman I about Islam and the state of affairs of Muslims in Anatolia. Osman had been a frequent guest of Edebali. Edebali became Osman's mentor and eventually girt him with a Gazi sword. Osman at Edebali's dergah, dreamed of a state.[5] This dream thus led to the establishment of a state. After this, Edebali's daughter Bala Hatun was married to Osman I. As a result of this marriage, all the Ahyan sheikhs came under the Ottoman control. This had a major impact on the establishment and development of the Ottoman Beylik.

Tomb of Sheikh Edebali (2013) in Bilecik
Advice of Sheikh Edebali to Osman Gazi preserved on marble at Söğüt

Sheikh Edebali has been portrayed in the Turkish television series; Kuruluş "Osmancık" (1988),[6] Diriliş: Ertuğrul (2014 - 2019) and Kuruluş: Osman (2019 - present).[7]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Şahin, Kamil (1994). "EDEBÂLI". TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol. 10 (Dûmetülcendel – Elbi̇se) (in Turkish). Istanbul: Turkiye Diyanet Foundation, Centre for Islamic Studies. pp. 393–394. ISBN 978-975-389-437-1.
  2. 1 2 Akgunduz, Ahmed; Ozturk, Said (March 2011). Ottoman History - Misperceptions and Truths by Ahmed Akgunduz & Said Ozturk. Istanbul. p. 45. ISBN 978-975-7268-28-4. Retrieved 28 January 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ "Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi". bilecik.edu.tr. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. ↑ The Ottoman Empire, by Halil Inalcik, p. 55.
  5. ↑ The Origins of the Ottoman Empire, by Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Gary Leiser, p. 6.
  6. ↑ KUTAY, UĞUR (10 February 2020). "Osmancık'tan ve Osman'a". BirGün (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Şeyh Edebali kimdir, ne zaman öldü? İşte Şeyh Edebali'nin hayatına ilişkin bilgiler…" (in Turkish). Hurriyet. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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