Kaya Alp (Ottoman Turkish: قایا الپ, lit.'Brave Rock') was, according to Ottoman tradition, the son of Kızıl Buğa[1] or Basuk[2] and the father of Suleyman Shah. He was the grandfather of Ertuğrul Ghazi and great-grandfather of the Ottoman Empire founder, Osman I.[3] He was also famously known for being the successing name of Ertokus Bey's son Kaya Alp. He was a descendant of the ancestor of his tribe, Kayı son of Gun[citation needed] son of Oghuz Khagan, the legendary progenitor of the Oghuz Turks.

Kaya
قایا الپ
Bey of the Kayı tribe (pre-Ottoman Empire)
Reignc. 1200 – 1214
Predecessorunknown
SuccessorSuleyman Shah
Born1140
Died1214 (age 73-74)
IssueSuleyman Shah
Names
Bamsi Alp bin (Kızıl Buğa [1] or Basuk[2]) bin Baytar bin Iğla bin Kutluğ bin Doğan bin Kaytun bin Sungur Tekin bin Bâki bin Sunka bin Yaki Timur bin Basak bin Gök Alp[citation needed] bin Oghuz Khagan bin Kara Han
FatherKızıl Boğa[1] or Basuk[2]
ReligionSunni Islam

References

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  1. ^ a b c Şükrullah, Behcetü't Tevârîh [tr]; & İnalcık, Halil (2007). "Osmanlı Beyliği'nin Kurucusu Osman Beg (Osman Beg, The founder of Ottoman Dynasty)". Belleten [tr]. 7 (261). Ankara: 487.
  2. ^ a b c Âşıkpaşazâde, History of Âşıkpaşazâde [tr]; & İnalcık, Halil (2007). "Osmanlı Beyliği'nin Kurucusu Osman Beg (Osman Beg, The founder of Ottoman Dynasty)". Belleten [tr]. 7 (261). Ankara: 489.
  3. ^ Necati Demir (2016). Oğuz Kağan Destanı (in Turkish). Ötüken Neşriyat A.Ş. ISBN 9786051554464.