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Why did the Byzantine record the name of Osman Ghazi as Otoman?
I would like to know why the Byzantine record the name of Osman Ghazi as Otoman?
In the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire was referred to as "Otoman." This spelling is a result of the Greek transliteration of Ottoman, which was pronounced "Osman" in Turkish. The name of Osman Ghazi was recorded as Otoman in Byzantine records because they had difficulty pronouncing the Turkish name correctly.