Ertuğrul

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Ertuğrul (أرطغرل), also Ertoğrul (with title Ertuğrul Gazi), (1198-1281) was the father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire. Like his son and descendants, he is often referred to as a Ghazi, a champion fighter for the cause of Islam.

In 1227 he inherited the command of the Kayı tribe of the Oghuz Turks following the drowning of his father, Süleyman Shah, in the river Euphrates, fleeing from the Mongol onslaught. Ertuğrul was given the lands of Karaca Dağ, a mountain near Angora (now Ankara), by Ala ad-Din Kay Qubadh I, the Seljuk Sultan of Rüm. Later he was also given the village of Söğüt with the surrounding lands.

Preceded by Süleyman Şah	Pre-Ottoman ruler 1227–1281	Succeeded by Osman I

The Frigate Ertugrul

The Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul was sent on a friendship mission to Japan in 1889. It was commanded by Osman Pasha, the son-in-law of the Navy Minister. After many delays, the ship reached Tokyo in June 1890. However, on its return voyage, it encountered a typhoon and sank off the coast of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan on the evening of September 16, 1890. The 69 survivors were transported back to Istanbul aboard two warships. The event is still commemorated as a foundation stone of Japan-Turkey friendship.