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Osman and his Neighbors

This chapter looks at Osman in the context of the Turkish emirates of western Asia Minor, formed as the marauding tribes settled down in the early fourteenth century. It attempts to define Osman’s domain and his relations with his neighbors, especially the powerful emirate of Germiyan. It examines the extent of Osman’s conquests and the regions that had vast reserves of tribesmen. It presents the other emirates, with special attention to the rich maritime Aydın and Menteşe and concludes with the Ilkhans, their activity in Asia Minor and their relations with Byzantium, focusing on Ghazan, first governor then ruler at the time when Osman appeared on the scene. An appendix attempts to determine when Osman died.