Sword of Osman

Example photograph showing the swords of several Ottoman sultans in the Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, Türkiye, 2007

The Sword of Osman (Ottoman Turkish: تقلیدِ سیف; Turkish: Osman'ın Kılıcı)^[1] is an important sword of state that was used during the enthronement ceremony (Turkish: Kılıç alayı) of the sultans of the Ottoman Empire, from the accession of Murad II onwards.^[2] This particular type of enthronement ceremony was the Ottoman variant of the Bay'ah.^[3] The sword was named after Osman I, founder of the Ottoman dynasty.

^ M'Gregor, J. (July 1854). "The Race, Religions, and Government of the Ottoman Empire". The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art. 32. New York: Leavitt, Trow, & Co.: 376. OCLC 6298914. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
^ Hasluck 2007, pp. 604–622
^ Caruso, Lauren (2013). Bay'ah: Succession, Allegiance, and Rituals of Legitimization in the Islamic World (PDF) (MA). The University of Georgia. p. 37. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[1] M'Gregor, J. (July 1854). "The Race, Religions, and Government of the Ottoman Empire". The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art. 32. New York: Leavitt, Trow, & Co.: 376. OCLC 6298914. Retrieved 2009-04-25.

[2] Hasluck 2007, pp. 604–622

[3] Caruso, Lauren (2013). Bay'ah: Succession, Allegiance, and Rituals of Legitimization in the Islamic World (PDF) (MA). The University of Georgia. p. 37. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

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