I. THE LEGENDARY PERIOD
1219—Soleiman Shah, with 50,000 nomad Turkish families, settles in neighbourhood of Erzindjian.
1224—Soleiman Shah is drowned in the Euphrates. Ertogrul and Dundar, two of his sons, settle near Angora.
1230-40—Ertogrul establishes himself in the valley of the Kara Su, north-west of Kutayia.
1259—Osman is born at Sugut.
1289—Ertogrul dies.
Osman captures Karadja Hissar and Biledjik.
1290—Osman kills his uncle Dundar.
1290-9—Osman, having extended his possessions westward, founds an emirate, and takes up his residence at Yeni Sheïr.