Osmanoğlu family
Members of the historical ruling house of the Ottoman Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Osmanoğlu family are the members of the historical House of Osman (the Ottoman dynasty), which was the namesake and sole ruling house of the Ottoman Empire from 1299 until the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923.
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Osmanoğlu family | |
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Place of origin | Ottoman Empire |
Current head | Harun Osman |
Members | See Ottoman dynasty |
Connected families | Muhammad Ali dynasty |
Distinctions | Ruling dynasty |
Traditions | Sunni Islam |
There were 36 Ottoman sultans who ruled over the Empire, and each one was a direct descendant through the male line of the first Ottoman Sultan, Sultan Osman I. After the deposition of the last Sultan, Mehmed VI, in 1922, and the subsequent abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate in 1924, members of the Imperial family were forced into exile. Their descendants now live in many countries throughout Europe, as well as in the United States, the Middle East, and since they have now been permitted to return to their homeland, many now also live in Turkey. When in exile, the family adopted the surname of Osmanoğlu,[citation needed] meaning "son of Osman", after the founder of the House of Osman and direct ancestor of all current family members.