Özet:

There are many gaps around and false approaches to the life and military–political activities of Süleyman Pasha, the Prince of Orhan Bey, known as the conqueror of Rumelia. Suleyman Pasha was the head of the armies crossing to Rumelia. This article mainly focuses on the fact that the mother of Süleyman Pasha was not Nilüfer Hatun but Efdenze/Efendize and that his birth date should be noted as around 1310. This date is earlier than known in the literature. Furthermore, this article reveals that his name is confused with other men named Süleyman Çelebi. Three other men named Süleyman Çelebi existed and had the identical titles, who endowed or founded waqifs in the same region during different times. The sources of the period and the archival documents shed light upon the events of the life of Süleyman Pasha. 

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