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Kaya قایا الپ | |||||
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Bey of the Kayı tribe (pre-Ottoman Empire) | |||||
Reign | c. 1200 – 1214 | ||||
Predecessor | unknown | ||||
Successor | Suleyman Shah | ||||
Born | 1140 | ||||
Died | 1214 (age 73-74) | ||||
Issue | Suleyman Shah | ||||
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Father | Kızıl Boğa[1] or Basuk[2] | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Kaya Alp (Ottoman Turkish: قایا الپ, lit. 'Brave Rock') was, according to Ottoman tradition, the son of Kızıl Buğa[1] or Basuk[2] and the father of Suleyman Shah. He was the grandfather of Ertuğrul Ghazi and great grandfather of the Ottoman Empire founder, Osman I.[3] He was also famously known for being the successing name of Ertokus Bey’s son Kaya Alp. He was a descendant of the ancestor of his tribe, Kayı son of Gun[citation needed] son of Oghuz Khagan, the legendary progenitor of the Oghuz Turks.