Suleyman Bey

Suleyman Bey was the eldest son of Sarukhan Bey, founder of the Saruhanid principality at Manisa. In 1345 he answered the call of the Byzantine emperor John VI Kantakouzenos and, together with the Aydinid ruler Umur Bey, crossed into Thrace on the emperor's side.

He fought in the campaign that crushed the Bulgarian warlord Momchil near Didymoteicho in June 1345. Soon after that battle Suleyman fell ill and died; his father died the next year, grief-stricken at his loss.