Osman I or Osman Ghazi was the founder of the Ottoman Empire. While initially a small Turkoman principality during Osman's lifetime, his beylik transformed into a world empire in the centuries after his death. It existed until shortly after the end of World War I.
The Ottoman dynasty consisted of the members of the imperial House of Osman, also known as the Ottomans. According to Ottoman tradition, the family originated from the Kayı tribe branch of the Oghuz Turks, under Osman I in northwestern Anatolia in the district of Bilecik, Söğüt. The Ottoman dynasty, named after Osman I, ruled the Ottoman Empire from c. 1299 to 1922.
Osman is the Persian and Turkish transliteration and derived from the Arabic masculine given name Uthman or an English surname. It may refer to:
Theemuge dynasty or Homa Dharikolhu was one of the early dynasties of the Maldives that reigned from c.1117 until c.1388.
Dhovemi Kalaminja Siri Thiribuvana-aadiththa Maha Radun or Donei Kalaminjaa was the second king of the Maldives from 1141 to 1166 or 1176 according to the Raadhavalhi and the Loamaafaanu copper plate writings. The Tarikh chronicles however, calls this king Sultan Muhammad al-Adil which is probably the Muslim name of the king after his conversion to Islam in the 12th year of his reign. Later on the title of Dharumavantha (Dharumas) Rasgefaanu or the Benevolent King was bestowed upon him. He is also known as the first ruler of the Theemuge Dynasty. This name was derived from his house's name, Theemuge, some sourced refer to the royal house as the Maalei Dharikolhu. Though it was being called Theemuge Darikolhu they were descendants of the Buddhist Kings of the Lunar Dynasty or Soma Vansa.
Al-Sultan Hudhei Kalaminjaa Siri Raadha Suvara Mahaa Radun or Al-Sultan Hudhei Kalaminjaa Siri Veeru Abaarana Mahaa Radun, was the Sultan of the Maldives from 1258 to 1264. He belonged to the Lunar Dynasty and was the son of Hiriya Maavaa Kilege. He ruled the country for 6 years.
Al-Sultan Aima Kalaminjaa Siri Loka Suvara Mahaa Radun was the Sultan of Maldives from 1264 to 1266. His father was Volumidi Bodu Kilege of Fehendu and his mother was Bulhaa Kabaaidhi Kilege or Hirirashu Kabaaidhi Kilege. He belonged to the Lunar Dynasty and ruled for two years until his death in 1266.
Al-Sultan Hali Kalaminjaa I Siri Singaa Abaarana Maha Radun or Al-Sultan Ali II Siri Singaa Abaarana Mahaa Radun was the Sultan of Maldives from 1266 to 1268. He was the 11th sultan to ascend the throne of Maldives from the Lunar dynasty. His father was Vengeheli Kalo of Kendhoo and his mother was Aidage Maavaa Kilege daughter of Fathahiriya Maavaa Kilege. He reigned for 1 year and six months.
Al-Sultan Salis Kalaminjaa Siri Meesuvara Mahaa Radun, also known as as-Sulṭān Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Ṣāliḥ al-Bangālī was the Sultan of Maldives from 1293 to 1302. He succeeded to the throne after the death of his father Sultan Yoosuf I, by becoming the 15th sultan to ascend the throne of Maldives from the Lunar dynasty. However, according to Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta, he was not the son of Yoosuf, but rather was a Bengali who had founded a new dynasty.
Al-Sultan Dhihei Kalaminjaa II Siri Dhagatha Abaarana Mahaaradhun was the Sultan of the Maldives from 1199 to 1214. He ascended the throne after the death of his elder brother Dhinei in 1199. He was the sixth sultan to ascend the throne of Maldives from the Lunar dynasty. He ruled for 15 years.
Sultan Hassan Al-Hilaaly I, Sri bavana Mahaa radhun was the first sultan to ascend the throne of Maldives from the Hilaalee dynasty by abolishing the dynasty which had ruled the Maldives for more than two centuries. He ascended the throne of The Maldives in 1388.
Koimala Siri Mahaabarana Mahaa Radun or Koimala or Koimala Kalo is the last pre-Islamic and the earliest verifiable ruler of the Maldives. He reigned from A.D. 1117 to A.D. 1141.
Sultan Danna Mohanmed Sri Raadha Bavana Mahaa Radun was the Sultan of Maldives in 1421. He was the son of Prince Yoosuf Abbas Hadheygirin, and a member of the Hilaalee dynasty. This Sultan ruled the country for only 11 months until he was forced to abdicate by Prince Yoosuf.
Sultan Nasiruddin I Sri Veeru Abarana Mahaa Radun was the sultan of the sultanate of Maldives. He ascended to the Lion throne of Maldives in 1409 after the death of Sultan Hassan Al Hilaaly I. Sultan Nasiruddine ruled the country for three years until his death in 1411. It is believed that he was a descendant of lunar dynasty.
Osman or Usman is the Turkish, Persian and Urdu transliteration of the Arabic male given name Uthman.
The Osmanoğlu family are the members of the historical House of Osman, which was the namesake and sole ruling house of the Ottoman Empire from 1299 until the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923.
