Umur
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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. As a writer, poet and patron of the arts and sciences, Kalila wa-Dimna was first translated to Persian during his reign. During his reign, he fought off many Crusades against him called out by the Pope.
Career
Umur was described in an epic chronicle Düstürnâme-i Enverî, written by poet and historian
Emirate of Aydin
possessed 350 ships and 15,000 men.
Umur's preying on Christian shipping led to the declaration of the
Knights of Rhodes and Cyprus. Umur was killed by a barrage of arrows, climbing the walls of Smyrna Castle during a recapture attempt. His older brother Hızır Bey was appointed in his place.[6]
Modern İzmir's district Gaziemir (Ghazi Emir) is named after him.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-521-43991-6, p. 144.
- ^ Foss, Clive (1979). Ephesus After Antiquity: A Late Antique, Byzantine, and Turkish City. p. 152. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ Nicol, Last Centuries, p. 202
- ^ Najeebabadi, History of Islam Vol.3, p.374-375
- ^ Nicol, Last Centuries, p. 203
- ^ Kenneth Meyer Setton, The Papacy and the Levant, 1204–1571, vol. I (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1976), pp. 184–223
Sources
- ISBN 1878318047. Archived from the original(PDF) on 29 July 2017.
- Lemerle, Paul (1957). L'émirat d'Aydin, Byzance et l'Occident: Recherches sur la "Geste d'Umur Pacha". Bibliothèque byzantine: Etudes No. 2. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.
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