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Umur Ghazi, Ghazi Umur, or Umur The Lion[1] (Modern Turkish: Aydınoğlu Umur Bey, c. 1309–1348), also known as Umur Pasha[1] was the second Turkoman bey of Aydin, on the Aegean coast of Anatolia, from 1334 to 1348. He was famous for his naval expeditions. During his reign, he fought off many Crusades against him called out by the Pope.
- ^ a b Donald MacGillivray Nicol, The Last Centuries of Byzantium, 1261–1453, Cambridge University Press, 1993, ISBN 978-0-521-43991-6, p. 144.