State

Sultanate of Rum

former sultanate in Anatolia

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1077–1307
Founded
1077
Ended
1307
Capital
Konya, Nicaea
Government
monarchy
Languages
Persian
Succeeded by
Beylik of Adana

Overview

The Sultanate of Rum, or Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, was a culturally Turco-Persian, Sunni Muslim state established over conquered Byzantine territories and peoples (Rum) of Anatolia by the Seljuk Turks following their entry into Anatolia after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. The name Rum was a synonym for the medieval Roman Empire and its peoples, as it remains in modern Turkish. The name is derived from the Aramaic (romī) and Parthian (frwm) names for ancient Rome, which had reached these languages via the Greek Ῥωμαῖοι (Romaioi). The Seljuk Turks used the name to refer to Anatolia. The Sultanate of Rum is considered to be the beginning of Turkish history in Anatolia.

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All rulers (24)

  1. Qutalmish1060–1064
  2. Suleiman ibn Qutulmish1074–1086
  3. Kilij Arslan I1092–1107
  4. Malik Shah1107–1116
  5. Mesud1116–1156
  6. Kilij Arslan II1156–1192
  7. Kaykhusraw I1192–1196
  8. Suleiman II1196–1204
  9. Tughril ibn Kılıç Arslan II1202–1225
  10. Kilij Arslan III1204–1205
  11. Kaykhusraw I1205–1211
  12. Kaykaus I1211–1220
  13. Kayqubad baraa I1220–1237
  14. Kaykhusraw II1237–1246
  15. Kaykaus II1246–1262
  16. Kilij Arslan IV1249
  17. Kayqubad II1249–1257
  18. Kilij Arslan IV1254
  19. Kilij Arslan IV1257–1266
  20. Kaykhusraw III1266–1284
  21. Mesud II1284–1297
  22. Kayqubad III1297–1303
  23. Mesud II1303–1306
  24. Mesud III1307–1308

Records (47)

  1. 1084 — Siege of AntiochSiege
  2. 1084–1085 — Siege of AntiochSiege
  3. 1085 — Battle of KurzahilBattle
  4. 1086 — Battle of Ain SalmBattle
  5. 1097 — Battle of DorylaeumBattle
  6. 1097 — Siege of TarsusSiege
  7. 1101 — Battle of MersivanBattle
  8. 1101 — Battles of HeracleaBattle
  9. 1107 — Battle of MosulBattle
  10. 1111 — Siege of ZovkSiege
  11. 1113 — Battle of CotyaeumBattle
  12. 1116 — Battle of PhilomelionBattle
  13. 1116 — Battle of BolvadinBattle
  14. 1120 — Battle of ŞiranBattle
  15. 1140 — Siege of NeocaesareaSiege
  16. 1146 — Battle of AcroënusBattle
  17. 1147 — Battle of DorylaeumBattle
  18. 1147 — Battle of the MeanderBattle
  19. 1147 — Battle of LaodiceaBattle
  20. 1151 — Fall of TurbesselBattle
  21. 1158–1162 — Byzantine–Seljuk WarWar
  22. 1177 — Battle of Hyelion and LeimocheirBattle
  23. 1182 — Siege of CotyaeumSiege
  24. 1190 — Battle of IconiumBattle
  25. 1190 — Battle of PhilomelionBattle
  26. 1202 — Battle of BasianBattle
  27. 1207 — Siege of AntalyaBattle
  28. 1211 — Battle of Antioch on the MeanderBattle
  29. 1211 — Battle of Antioch, AnatoliaBattle · Byzantine Nicea ▸ Latin Constantinople, Seljuks, former Byzantine ruler Alexis
  30. 1216–1218 — Cilicia Campaign of Kaykaus ICampaign
  31. 1218 — Battle of KebanBattle
  32. 1221 — Battle of SudakBattle
  33. 1221 — Siege of KalonorosSiege
  34. 1222–1223 — Siege of TrebizondSiege
  35. 1225–1229 — Khwarazmian campaigns in GeorgiaCampaign
  36. 1225–1231 — Nicaean–Seljuk warWar
  37. 1230 — Battle of YassıçemenBattle
  38. 1232 — Siege of KaracahisarSiege
  39. 1234–1237 — Ayyubid campaign in JaziraCampaign
  40. 1242 — Siege of ErzurumSiege
  41. 1243 — Battle of Köse DağBattle
  42. 1243 — Battle of Kose DaghBattle · Mongols ▸ Seljuks
  43. 1256 — Battle of AksarayBattle
  44. 1281 — Second Battle of HomsBattle
  45. 1288 — Siege of KaracahisarSiege
  46. 1302–1303 — Azat Mousa's invasion of GeorgiaInvasion
  47. 1303 — Battle of VashlovaniBattle

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