Rabia Bala Hatun (Ottoman Turkish; رابعہ بالا سلطان died January 1324) was the wife of

Osman I Osman I or Osman Ghazi ( ota, عثمان غازى, translit= ʿOsmān Ġāzī; tr, I. Osman or ''Osman Gazi''; died 1323/4), sometimes transliterated archaically as Othman, was the founder of the Ottoman Empire (first known as the Ottoman Bey ...

, the founder of the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

. She was the daughter of the famous

Sheikh Edebali İmâdüddin Mustafa bin İbrâhim bin İnac al-Kırşehrî (1206-1326), often known as Sheikh Edebali ( tr, Şeyh Edebali), was an Ottoman Sunni Muslim Sheikh of the Ahi brotherhood, who helped shape and develop the policies of the growing O ...

and the mother of

Alaeddin Pasha Alaeddin Pasha, or Alaeddin Bey (''Alâeddin Paşa''; Söğüt, – Bursa, 1331), was the brother of Orhan I, who succeeded their father, Osman I, in the leadership of the Ottoman Empire. His mother was a Turkish woman named Rabia Bala Hatun. It ...

of the

Names

Edebali's daughter is called by different names in the sources. Sheikh Edebali's daughter is referred to as "Rabia" in the history of Uric, and as "Malhun" in those of

Aşıkpaşazade Dervish Ahmed ( tr, Derviş Ahmed; "Ahmed the Dervish; 1400–1484), better known by his pen name Âşıki or family name Aşıkpaşazade, was an Ottoman historian, a prominent representative of the early Ottoman historiography. He was a descen ...

Neşri Mevlânâ Mehmed Neşri (born c. 1450 – died 1520?), also commonly referred to as Neshri ( ota, نشري), was an Ottoman historian, a prominent representative of the early Ottoman historiography. Very little is known about Neşri, which sugg ...

, Rüstem paşa and Lütfi Paşa.

Marriage to Osman

From the central government records regarding the property she received at the time of her marriage; the village of Kozağaç in the district of Bilecik, where the dervish hospice of her father was located. Her father Sheikh Edebali was an influential religious leader in the Ottoman territories.

Death and burial

She died in 1324. Although she preceded her husband, Osman, she was buried with her father in Bilecik.

In popular culture

In the 2019 Turkish historical fiction TV series '' Kuruluş: Osman'', Bala Sultan is portrayed by Turkish actress

Özge Törer Özge Törer (born 16 August 1999) is a Turkish actress known for her role as Bala Hatun in the Turkish TV series '' Kuruluş Osman'', in which she stars alongside Burak Özçivit Burak Özçivit (born 24 December 1984) is a Turkish actor and ...

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{{Ottoman Dynasty 13th-century consorts of Ottoman sultans 1342 deaths 14th-century consorts of Ottoman sultans

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Marriage to Osman

Death and burial

In popular culture

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