Ulubatlı Hasan

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Turkish martyr (1390 – 1453)

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::summary Turkish martyr (1390 – 1453) ::

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FieldValue
nameUlubatlı Hasan
imageFile:Ulubatlı Hasan Ağa ve On Sekiz Sekbanlar Minyatürü (Mazerolles, 1460).jpg
captionPicture of Ulubatlı Hasan from the National library of France
native_nameota
birth_date
birth_placeUlubat, Ottoman Empire
death_date29 May 1453 (aged 63)
death_placeConstantinople
burial_placeFatih İskenderpaşa Neighborhood, Fatih, Istanbul
citizenshipOttoman
occupationSekbanbaşı
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| name = Ulubatlı Hasan | image = File:Ulubatlı Hasan Ağa ve On Sekiz Sekbanlar Minyatürü (Mazerolles, 1460).jpg | caption = Picture of Ulubatlı Hasan from the National library of France | native_name = ota | birth_date = | birth_place = Ulubat, Ottoman Empire | death_date = 29 May 1453 (aged 63) | death_place = Constantinople | burial_place = Fatih İskenderpaşa Neighborhood, Fatih, Istanbul | citizenship = Ottoman | occupation = Sekbanbaşı

Ulubatlı Hasan (), also known as Baba Hasan Ağa the Standard Bearer () or Baba Hasan-ı ‘Alemî () (c. 1390, Ulubat, Karacabey, Bursa – 29 May 1453, Istanbul), was the sekbanbaşı who erected the first standard on the Byzantine walls during the Conquest of Constantinople.

He was born in a small village called Ulubat (near Karacabey) in the province of Bursa and was 63 years old when he was present at the Siege of Constantinople, under the command of Sultan Mehmed II. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Ulubatlı_hasanın_yıkılan_mescidinin_1940_yılına_ait_fotoğrafı.png" caption="Photograph of Ulubatlı Hasan's [[mosque]] in [[Istanbul]], demolished 1956"] ::

On the early morning of the last day of the siege, May 29, after the morning prayer, the Ottoman military band started to play one of their songs before the city was stormed. Ulubatlı Hasan was among the first to climb the walls of Constantinople, followed closely by thirty of his friends. He carried only an Ottoman kilij, a small shield and the Ottoman flag. He climbed the wall, under showers of arrows, stones, spears and bullets, reaching the top and placing the flag, which he defended until his 12 remaining friends arrived. After that he collapsed with 27 arrows still in his body. Seeing the Ottoman flag inspired the other Ottoman troops and kept their spirits up – and conversely, disheartened the Greek defenders – until the Ottomans finally conquered Constantinople.

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  1. Yilmaz, Hakan. (2019-01-01). ""Bir 'Fetih Efsânesi' Olduğu Öne Sürülen Ulubatlı Hasan'ın Yeni Keşfedilen Kabri ve Bilinmeyen Gerçek Tarihî Kimliği", Toplumsal Tarih, Sy.: 305 (Mayıs 2019), s. 74-78". Toplumsal Tarih Dergisi.
  2. Yilmaz, Hakan. (2019-01-01). ""Bir 'Fetih Efsânesi' Olduğu Öne Sürülen Ulubatlı Hasan'ın Yeni Keşfedilen Kabri ve Bilinmeyen Gerçek Tarihî Kimliği", Toplumsal Tarih, Sy.: 305 (Mayıs 2019), s. 74-78". Toplumsal Tarih Dergisi.

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