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When did Kütahya become Ottoman?

Today: Turkey

504years under Ottoman rule

Kütahya came under Ottoman rule in 1390; it remained an Ottoman city until the end of the empire. It changed hands in between; there are 3 separate Ottoman periods.

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1390–1402 · 12 years1429–1921 · 492 years

Chronology

  1. 1390
    Became Ottoman

    Bayezid I annexed Kütahya and all the Germiyan lands.

    Sultan: Bayezid I
  2. 1402
    Left Ottoman rule

    After the Battle of Ankara Timur handed the area back to the Germiyanids.

    Sultan: Bayezid I
  3. 1429
    Became Ottoman

    By the will of Yakub Bey of Germiyan the city passed for good to the Ottomans.

    Sultan: Murad II
  4. 1833
    Note

    After defeating the Ottoman army at Konya, Ibrahim Pasha advanced as far as Kütahya and withdrew after the Peace of Kütahya.

    Sultan: Mahmud II
  5. 1921
    Left Ottoman rule

    On 21 July 1921 the Greek army occupied the city.

  6. 1922
    Became Ottoman

    On 30 August 1922 the Turkish army liberated the city.

How the total is counted: years of actual Ottoman rule are added up. Temporary occupations shorter than a year (that were reversed) are not subtracted; they appear as notes in the chronology.

In the atlas

On the atlas map the city lies in the region “Germiyan (Kütahya–Afyon–Uşak)”. Map colours work at region level, so the city's own dates may differ from the region's by a few years.

Open the map in 1390

Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “KÜTAHYA” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.