Murad I (m
räd`), 1326?–1389, Ottoman sultan (1362?–1389), son and successor of Orkhan to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). Murad widened the Ottoman hold on European territory, conquering Macedonia and making Adrianople his residence. He granted Muslims sections of conquered lands as fiefs (see feudalism feudalism (fy
..... Click the link for more information. ). In 1373 he forced Byzantine Emperor John V John V (John Palaeologus) (pāl'ēŏl`əgəs)
..... Click the link for more information. to pay tribute. Murad began the policy of compelling Christian youths to join the army corps known as the Janissaries Janissaries (jăn`ĭsâr'ēz) [Turk.,=recruits], elite corps in the service of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey).
..... Click the link for more information. . As a result of his victory at Kosovo Field (see under Kosovo Kosovo Field, Serbo-Croatian Kosovo Polje [field of the black birds], the Turks under Sultan Murad I defeated Serbia and its Bosnian, Montenegrin, Bulgarian, and other allies in 1389.
..... Click the link for more information. ), Serbia came under Ottoman rule. However, Murad was assassinated in his tent by a Serbian warrior; his son Beyazid I succeeded him. The name also appears as Amurath.
räd`), 1326?–1389, Ottoman sultan (1362?–1389), son and successor of Orkhan to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). Murad widened the Ottoman hold on European territory, conquering Macedonia and making Adrianople his residence. He granted Muslims sections of conquered lands as fiefs (see feudalism feudalism (fy..... Click the link for more information. ). In 1373 he forced Byzantine Emperor John V John V (John Palaeologus) (pāl'ēŏl`əgəs)
..... Click the link for more information. to pay tribute. Murad began the policy of compelling Christian youths to join the army corps known as the Janissaries Janissaries (jăn`ĭsâr'ēz) [Turk.,=recruits], elite corps in the service of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey).
..... Click the link for more information. . As a result of his victory at Kosovo Field (see under Kosovo Kosovo Field, Serbo-Croatian Kosovo Polje [field of the black birds], the Turks under Sultan Murad I defeated Serbia and its Bosnian, Montenegrin, Bulgarian, and other allies in 1389.
..... Click the link for more information. ), Serbia came under Ottoman rule. However, Murad was assassinated in his tent by a Serbian warrior; his son Beyazid I succeeded him. The name also appears as Amurath.
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