“[When Osman Gazi (namesake of the Ottoman Empire) died c.1326 his sons] Orhan Gazi and Alaeddin Pasha met with other prominent men to see what [property] Osman had left and to decide what the brothers should inherit. There was only the land he had conquered. There was no money, no gold. He left a fairly new saddle cloth, some armour, a container for salt and one for spoons, and a pair of strong boots. He also had some good horses and several flocks of sheep…a few mares and several pairs of oxen. Osman had no other possessions”

-Ashikpashazade (2nd half of 15th century; 1970 edn) p. 36. The historian stresses that Osman I was a genuine leader, not someone who sought riches for himself.