Malhun Hatun was the first wife of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire, and the mother of Orhan I, the second Ottoman sultan. While some historians believe she was the daughter of the influential Sheikh Edebali, most accept that she was the daughter of Ömer Bey, the ruler of an Anatolian principality allied with the emerging Ottoman state. Her marriage to Osman I in the late 13th century was a strategic political alliance that consolidated their territorial control in Anatolia.

1. Malhun Hatun | Biography, Family, & Facts
Statue of Malhun Hatun in Eskişehir, Turkey
Born: 13th century, Anatolia
Died: November 1326, Söğüt, Anatolia
Spouse: Osman I
Issue: Orhan
Father: Ömer Bey, Sheikh Edebali, Ömer Abdülaziz Bey
Religion: Islam

2. Malhun Hatun History
Malhun Hatun has historically been the wife of Osman Ghazi and the
mother of another Ottoman Sultan and han Ghazi. Many historians have
recognized that she was the daughter of the Anatolian Turkish Bey, Omer
Bey, although there had been many speculations that she was the daughter of
Sheikh Edebali Other sources say that she was the daughter of Ömer
Abdülaziz Bey, Seljuk Vizier of Anatolia.
These historical differences arose because some Ottoman historians,
including the Kamal Pashazad and the Ashq Pashazad, have named Sheikh
Adbali’s daughter Malhun Bala Khatun in their books. Because Sheikh
Adbali was an influential and famous personality of that time the marriage of
Osman Ghazi and his daughter.
Malhun Khatun was very famous which is why historians have linked the
Malhun hatun with Bala hatun, who was Usman Ghazi’s first wife Historians
estimate that the Malhun was married to Usman Ghazi during the reign of
Ertugral Ghazi.
This estimate is due to some historical documents and the birth of the 2nd
Ottoman sultan Orhan Ghazi in 1281. While Usman Ghazi was married to
Sheikh Adabali’s daughter Bala Khatun in 1289AD And this is proved by the
land documents that the land which Usman Ghazi gave to the Bala hatun as a
gift after marriage.
In Oruc history, the Ottoman historian Oruc bin Adil has listed the name of
Sheikh Adbali’s daughter as Balaa Khatun. Although Bala khatun is depicted
as Usman Ghazi’s first wife in kurulus Osman historically Malhun Khatun

3. was Usman Ghazi’s first wife and they get married in 1280 AD Malhun
Hatun was the daughter of the Ömer Bey Ömer Bey was the eponymous ruler
of an “Amouri” (Umer) Principality Which was one of the dozens of small
states in Anatolia Which came into being after the destruction of the Seljuk
Empire.
This state was located northeast of the emerging Ottoman State The Amouri
are described by the Byzantine historian George Pachymeres, who says
that a son of Umar fought with Osman in one of his first raids against local
Byzantine lords (the victory of Baphaion) Although Mal Hatun has a central
role in the legendary Osman’s Dream, depicting Osman’s great love for her &
the long struggle he had to undergo before being able to gain her hand.
The account is, however, considered to have been composed centuries later,
reflecting later generations’ perception of her rather than the istorical reality
Malhun Hatun’s marriage to Usman gazi was a political necessity to form an
alliance against a common enemy. And as byzantine historian George
Pachymeres speaks of war with Usman Ghazi of the Umri tribe, which shows
that Malhun Hatun belonged to a warring tribe.