Karasids

The Karasids or Karasid dynasty (

They became a naval power in the Aegean and the Dardanelles.

History

The Byzantines tried to incite beyliks like Karasids against the Ottomans. However, routes of conquest and other objectives of beyliks such as Karasids did not initially conflict with the Ottomans. The political situation clearly favored the Ottomans.^[1] Karasids were the first beylik to be taken over by the neighboring Ottoman dynasty, who were later to found the Ottoman Empire. The acquisition of Karasi allowed the Ottomans to begin the conquest of European lands in Rumelia across the Dardanelles.

The province (sanjak, later vilayet) of Balıkesir was called the sub-province (sanjak, later vilayet) of Karasi until the early years of the

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See also

• List of Sunni Muslim dynasties

References

• Clifford E. Bosworth, The New Islamic Dynasties, 1996. s.v. The Qarasï (Karasï) Oghullarï", p. 219.
• The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, s.v. "Ḳarasi̊" (full text requires login)
• Halil Inalcik, The Ottoman Empire - The Classical Age, 1300-1600[1]

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