Kaya Alp Explained

Kaya
Succession:Bey of the Kayı tribe (pre-Ottoman Empire)
Reign: 1200 – 1214
Full Name:Bamsi Alp bin (Kızıl Buğa [1] or Basuk) 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 bin Oghuz Khagan bin Kara Han
Predecessor:unknown
Successor:Suleyman Shah
Issue:Suleyman Shah
Father:Kızıl Boğa[2] or Basuk[3]
Birth Date:1140
Death Date:1214 (age 73-74)
Religion:Sunni Islam

Kaya Alp (Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: قایا الپ|lit=Brave Rock) was, according to Ottoman tradition, the son of Kızıl Buğa[1] or Basuk[3] and the father of Suleyman Shah. He was the grandfather of Ertuğrul Ghazi and great grandfather of the Ottoman Empire founder, Osman I.[4] 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 son of Oghuz Khagan, the legendary progenitor of the Oghuz Turks.

Notes and References

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  3. [Aşıkpaşazade|Âşıkpaşazâde]
  4. Book: Necati Demir. Oğuz Kağan Destanı. Ötüken Neşriyat A.Ş.. 2016. tr. 9786051554464.