What is Karacahisar castle?
'''Karacahisar Castle''' (sometimes spelled as '''Karajahisar Castle''') is a [[Byzantine]] [[castle]] built on a [[plateau]]. It is near the [[Porsuk River]], southwest of [[Eskişehir]], [[Turkey]]. Karacahisar Castle stands {{convert|1010|m}} above sea level. It is surrounded with walls and covers an area of 60,000 square meters. The [[Turkic peoples|Turks]] settled in the region and called it Karajshahir. In 1299 [[Ottoman Empire|Osman I]] appointed [[judge]] and [[imam]] . After possessing the Karacahisar castle, Osman advanced on the Byzantine lands and expanded the borders of the [[emirate]]. The conquest of Karacahisar was important in laying the foundation for the [[Ottoman Empire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eskisehir.ktb.gov.tr/TR-158062/karacahisar-kalesi--osmanlinin-ilk-fethettigi-kale.html|title= Karacahisar Kalesi (Osmanlı’nın İlk Fethettiği Kale) - |website=eskisehir.ktb.gov.tr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sabah.com.tr/galeri/kultursanat/karacahisar-kalesi-nerededir|title=Karacahisar Kalesi nerde? - Galeri - Kültür Sanat - 25 Eylül 2019 Çarşamba|date=25 September 2019|website=web.archive.org|access-date=4 July 2020|archive-date=25 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925062544/https://www.sabah.com.tr/galeri/kultursanat/karacahisar-kalesi-nerededir|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Castle findings point toward tolerance of Ottoman state|url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/castle-findings-point-toward-tolerance-of-ottoman-state-30251|access-date=2020-08-22|website=Hürriyet Daily News|language=en}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Geo-stub}} [[Category:Byzantine Empire]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Turkey]]