Umur

Umur of Aydin
Gazi
Statue of Umur of Aydin
Bey of Aydinids
Reign1334-1348
PredecessorMehmed Bey
SuccessorHizir Bey
Born1309 (1309)
Died1348 (aged 38–39)
Smyrna
FatherMehmed Bey
ReligionSunni Islam
Military career
Conflicts

Umur Ghazi, Ghazi Umur, or Umur the Lion (Modern Turkish: Aydınoğlu Umur Bey, c. 1309–1348), also known as Umur Pasha was the second Turkoman bey of Aydin, on the Aegean coast of Anatolia, from 1334 to 1348. He was famous for his naval expeditions. During his reign, he fought off many Crusades against him called out by the Pope.