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| Karacahisar Castle | |
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Karacahisar Kalesi | |
| Eskişehir, Turkey | |
  Karacahisar Castle | |
| Coordinates | 39°43′58″N 30°26′51″E / 39.7328°N 30.4474°E |
| Type | Fortress |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Site history | |
| Built | 12th century |
| Built by | Byzantine Empire |
| Materials | Stone |
Karacahisar Castle, Karaca Hisar Castle or Karajahisar Castle (Turkish: Karacahisar Kalesi, Greek: Κάστρο Καρακαχίσαρ) is a ruined Byzantine castle on a plateau near the Porsuk River, southwest of Eskişehir, Turkey.[1][2][3] It stands 1,010 metres (3,310 ft) above sea level, is surrounded by walls, and covers an area of 60,000 square meters.[4]
The castle is integral to the foundation myth of the Ottoman Empire: according to Ottoman friendly chroniclers the castle was taken from the Byzantines in 1288 and it was here that the hutbe was first read in Osman's name.[1][5] This is, however, unlikely as the region had not been under Byzantine control since latest 1180 and therefore it is more likely that the castle was taken from the Germiyanids but portrayed as a victory against Christians to depict Osman as warrior for the faith.[6]
- ^ a b "Karacahisar Kalesi (Osmanlı'nın İlk Fethettiği Kale) -". eskisehir.ktb.gov.tr.
- ^ "Karacahisar Kalesi nerde? - Galeri - Kültür Sanat - 25 Eylül 2019 Çarşamba". 25 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Castle findings point toward tolerance of Ottoman state". Hürriyet Daily News. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ^ "". Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ Kafadar, Cemal (1995). Between Two Worlds The Construction of the Ottoman State. University of California Press. p. 104. ISBN 9780520206007. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Rudi Paul Lindner (2000). "How Mongol were the early Ottomans?". In Morgan, David; Amitai-Preiss, Reuven (eds.). The Mongol Empire & Its Legacy. Brill. p. 284. ISBN 90-04-11946-9. Retrieved 9 October 2023.