Rabia Bala Hatun ( and 'youth'; died in January 1324) was the first legal wife of

Osman I Osman I or Osman Ghazi (; or ''Osman Gazi''; died 1323/4) was the eponymous founder of the Ottoman Empire (first known as a bey, beylik or emirate). While initially a small Turkoman (ethnonym), Turkoman principality during Osman's lifetime, h ...

, the founder of the Ottoman Dynasty. She was the daughter of

Sheikh Edebali İmâdüddin Mustafa bin İbrâhim bin İnaç el-Kırşehrî (died in 1326), often known as Sheikh Edebali (), was a Turkish Muslim Sheikh of the Wafaiyya order (tariqa) and leader of the Ahi brotherhood, who helped shape and develop the polic ...

and the mother of Alaeddin Ali Pasha of the

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Names

Edebali's daughter is called by different names in the sources. Sheikh Edebali's daughter is referred to as "Rabia" in the history of

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, and as " Mal/Malhun" in those of

Aşıkpaşazade Dervish Ahmed (; "Ahmed the Dervish; 1400–1484), better known by his pen name Âşıki or his family name Aşıkpaşazade, was an Ottoman historian and a prominent representative of the early Ottoman historiography. He was a descendant (the g ...

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, Rüstem paşa and Lütfi Paşa.

Marriage to Osman

Edebali became Osman's mentor and gave him the Gazi sword. Osman at Edebali's

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, dreamed of a state. This dream, thus led to the establishment of a state. After this, Edebali's daughter was married to

. As a result of this marriage, all the Ahyan sheikhs came under the Ottoman control. This had a major impact on the establishment and development of the

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. From the central government records regarding the property she received at the time of her marriage; the village of Kozağaç in the district of Bilecik, where the dervish hospice of her father was located. Her father Sheikh Edebali was an influential religious leader in the Ottoman territories.

Death and burial

She died in 1324 in Bilecik. Although she preceded her husband, Osman, she was buried with her father in Bilecik. Bala Rabia Hatun's tomb along with that of her mother's Ildiz Hatun is a famous historical landmark found within the complex of the tomb of Sheikh Edebali. This complex was built by Orhan Ghazi and later renovated by

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Issue

By Osman, she had a son: * Alaeddin Ali Pasha ( - 1331). He was an advisor to his half-brother Orhan.

In popular culture

In the 2019 Turkish

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TV series '' Kuruluş: Osman'', Bala Hatun is portrayed by Turkish actress

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References

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