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Ottoman prince, son of Orhan Ghazi and his wife Theodora Hatun
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Halil Bey was an Ottoman prince, son of Orhan, the second bey of the Ottoman beylik, and Theodora Kantakouzene, the daughter of Byzantine emperor John VI Kantakouzenos and Irene Asanina. His kidnapping was an important event in 14th century Ottoman-Byzantine relations. He was executed by his half-brother Murad I.
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