Kaya Alp
Kaya Alp (Ottoman Turkish: قایا الپ, lit. 'Brave Rock') was, according to Ottoman tradition, the son of Kızıl Buğa or Basuk and the father of Suleyman Shah. He was the grandfather of Ertuğrul Ghazi and great grandfather of Ottoman Empire, Osman I. 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.
| Kaya قایا الپ | |||||
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| Bey of the Kayı tribe (pre-Ottoman Empire) | |||||
| Reign | c. 1200 – 1214 | ||||
| Predecessor | unknown | ||||
| Successor | Suleyman Shah | ||||
| Born | 1140 | ||||
| Died | 1214 (age 73-74) | ||||
| Issue | Suleyman Shah | ||||
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| Father | Kızıl Boğa or Basuk | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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