Description
Umurbey Tomb
The tomb belongs to Gazi Umur (Omur) Bey, who died in 1461.
Umur Bey is the son of Osman Gazi's comrade-in-arms, Kara Timurtaş Pasha. He has four siblings named Yahşi, Ali, Mehmed, Oruç and Mahmud. He participated in Yıldırım Bayezid's siege of Istanbul, and was wounded and captured by Timur along with his father Timurtaş Pasha in the Battle of Ankara. He sided with Musa Çelebi in the struggle of the princes, and later sided with Çelebi Mehmed, rendered great services and became the Beylerbeyi of Anatolia. Umur Bey, who was both a soldier and a scholar, II. He received the rank of vizier during the reign of Murad.
Umur Bey, a philanthropic person, has foundations in various places. ; His name remains in 25 different places, including 6 mosques, 3 madrasahs, 8 baths, 2 inns, 2 caravanserais, 1 prayer area, 1 soup kitchen and 2 neighborhoods.
The tomb, which is open all around, is covered with a dome.
There is a sarcophagus belonging to Umur Bey in the tomb. The thuluth inscription on his tombstone states that Umur Bey passed away in August 1461. In addition, hadiths such as "Believers do not die, but migrate from the mortal world to the eternal world", "The beginning of the world is crying, its middle and end are mortality", "The world is the field of the afterlife" are also written on these stones.
Adres
Historical Center, Osmangazi/Bursa

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