The siege of Bursa occurred from 1317 until the capture on 6 April 1326, [1] when the Ottomans deployed a bold plan to seize Prusa (modern-day Bursa, Turkey). The Ottomans had not captured a city before; the lack of expertise and adequate siege equipment at this stage of the war meant that the city fell only after six or nine years.

This type of reliquary, sometimes called "bursa" or "purse-shaped," originated in Germany and Austria in the 13th century. On the back is a long inscription that lists all the relics once contained inside.

Title: Bursa Reliquary Date: 10th century Culture: North Italian Medium: Bone, paint, copper gilt, iron brads, and sycamore wood Dimensions: Overall: 7 3/4 x 7 5/16 x 3 1/4in. (19.7 x 18.6 x 8.3cm) Classification: Ivories-Bone Credit Line: The …

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bursa, Turkey. 183 BCE – Prusa founded by Prusias I of Bithynia. [1] 76 BCE – Bithynia becomes part of Roman Empire. [1] 730 CE – …

Jan 10, 2022 · A conservative city when compared to Istanbul or Izmir, Bursa offers visitors numerous religious and imperial buildings. Seljuk architecture in addition to the sites from the Ottoman era can be found here. These include mosques and …

Jan 31, 2024 · The Ottoman Village (Cumalıkızık) dates back to around 1300 during the formation of the Ottoman Empire and is an easy visit from Bursa (10 km away).

^ The term bourse is derived from (Ancient Greek: βύρσα, romanized: bursa, lit. '"the skin stripped off a hide "') which was later used as bursa in Medieval Latin to refer to the "purse".

May 26, 2024 · Come to Bursa, due south of Istanbul across the Sea of Marmara (map), for its beautiful mosques and other early Ottoman architecture, its silk-filled bazaars, its thermal spa baths, and delicious kebab. Bursa was the first capital of the Ottoman Empire.

Leaves of the type seen here are found in Timurid painting, ceramics, and stone carving. However, there are also Ottoman parallels, chiefly from Bursa, where a group of Iranian and Iranian-trained Ottoman artisans worked for Murad II (r. 1421–51).

This property is a serial nomination of eight component sites in the City of Bursa and the nearby village of Cumalıkızık, in the southern Marmara region. The site illustrates the creation of an urban and rural system establishing the Ottoman Empire in the early 14th century.