Dündar Bey was the youngest son of the Kayı Bey Suleyman Shah or Gündüz Alp and the younger brother of Ertuğrul (13th century). He was the uncle of Osman I, the founder of Ottoman Empire.[1][2]

Dundar Bey
Parents
FamilyKayı tribe of Oghuz Turks

Biography

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At the time of the division of the Kayı tribe, Dündar Bey migrated with his older brother Ertuğrul after the death of their father.[2][3] When Ertuğrul died c. 1280, leadership/chief beyship[clarification needed] of the Kayı tribe transferred over to Ertuğrul's son, Osman I. When Osman I decided to attack a small Greek island, Dündar set a trap for him; Dündar rebelled because he thought such an attack would destroy the tribe. The circumstances surrounding his death are, like many other details of his ill-documented life, disputed.[4] Historical sources disagree on whether or not he was executed by Osman I.[1]

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Dündar Bey has been portrayed in Turkish television series; Kuruluş "Osmancık" [tr] (1988), Diriliş: Ertuğrul (2014—2019) and Kuruluş: Osman (2019—2021).

References

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  1. ^ a b Akgunduz, Ahmed; Ozturk, Said (March 2011). Ottoman History - Misperceptions and Truths by Ahmed Akgunduz & Said Ozturk. Istanbul. pp. 35, 44. ISBN 978-975-7268-28-4. Retrieved 25 July 2020.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b Öcal, Sefa (1987). DEVLET KURAN KAHRAMANLAR — Volume 31 of Türk Dünyası Araştırmaları Vakfı yayını (in Turkish). NETWORK YAZILIM. pp. 85, 86. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ^ Demirbağ, Fehmi. IYI: Ertuğrul Ve İyilik Takımı (in Turkish). Akis Kitap. p. 35. Retrieved 15 January 2021.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu mülkün kadın sultanları: Vâlide sultanlar, hâtunlar, hasekiler, kadınefendiler, sultanefendiler [The Queen Women of the Sultanate: Vâlide sultans, wives, hasekis, women's children, sultan's children] (in Turkish). Istanbul: Oğlak Yayıncılık. p. 26. ISBN 978-9-753-29623-6.