Bursa, Also Prusa, Brusa

City

CityAlso Prusa, Brusa

Bursaبورصة

The first great Ottoman capital, where the early sultans are buried.

Orhan took Bursa in 1326 and made it the Ottoman capital. Bayezid I built its twenty-domed Grand Mosque around 1400 after his victory at Nicopolis. Osman and Orhan are buried here, and its silk trade made it rich.

Who lived here?

OrhanBayezid I

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