The Foundation Of The Ottoman Empire A History Of The Osmanlis Up To The Death Of Bayezid I (1300-1403) has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. Originally published in 1916 this work provides a detailed study of the first century of the Ottoman Empire. It traces the life and career of Osman himself and of his descendants Orkhan Murad and Bayezid who laid the foundations of the Ottoman Empire.