1. Move of the capital to Bilecik

    · Bilecik, Bilecik Province, Türkiye

    Move of the capital to Bilecik
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    Osman shifted his political center westward from Karacahisar to Bilecik as he reoriented his operations toward Byzantine Bithynia. The source describes a relocation of the capital; the precise administrative character of early Ottoman capitals is debated.

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