Suleyman Shah

Suleyman Shah (Ottoman Turkish: سليمان شاه, Süleyman Şah - Süleyman bin Kaya Alp; (b. ca. 1178 – d. 1236).^[1] The son of Kutalmish was father of Ertuğrul, who was, in turn, the father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire. His other son was Saru Yatı, the father of Bay Hodja. It is said that Suleyman Shah drowned in the river Euphrates in modern-day Syria. An Ottoman tomb in or near Qal'at Ja'bar has historically been associated with Suleyman Shah.^[2] In accordance with Article 9 of the Treaty of Ankara (1921) signed between France and Turkey, the tomb has been considered Turkish territory.^[3] When the area where the tomb was located was flooded by Lake Assad, the reservoir of the Tabqa Dam, the tomb was moved to a new location north of Qal'at Ja'bar.^[4]

References

^ [1]
^ Sourdel, D. (2009). "ḎJ̲abar or Ḳalat ḎJ̲abar". In P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, et al.. Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.). Brill online.
^ "Franco-Turkish agreement of Ankara" (in French). http://www.hri.org/docs/FT1921/Franco-Turkish_Pact_1921.pdf. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
^ Burns, R. (1999). Monuments of Syria. An historical guide. London: I.B. Tauris. pp. 180–181. ISBN 1860642446.

Preceded by Kutalmish	Pre-Ottoman ruler ? – 1230	Succeeded by Ertuğrul

Persondata
Name	Suleyman Shah
Alternative names
Short description	Grandfather of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	1236
Place of death