Islamic Rulers
Seljuks of Rum
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SELJUKS of RUM Rum was situated in Anatolia in Asia Minor. The word "Rum" comes from "Rome" as this area was part of the Byzantine or eastern Roman Empire. The Seljuks of Rum were an independent offshoot of the Great Seljuks. | |||
| DYNASTY | LOCATION | DATES | NOTES |
| Seljuk Sultans of Rum | Anatolia, Turkey | 1078 - 1307 | Konya was sacked by Frederick Barbarosa on the 3rd Crusade, defeated by Mongols, become vassals 1243, control by Mongol Governors 1277, deposed by Mongols 1307.
 Ghiyath al din Kai Khusru II 1236-1245 |
| Danishmendid | Anatolia | 1134 - 1172 | Turkish rivals to the Seljuks, they ruled a mainly Christian area |
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Beyliks of Anatolia Various small principalities in eastern and central Anatolia | |||
| Karasi | Anatolia | late 14th century | |
| Saruhan | Anatolia | 1374 - 1412 | |
| Menteshe | Anatolia | 1375 - 1426 | |
| Begs of Aydin | Anatolia | 1308 - 1429 | naval defeat by Venice and Byzantium, 1344, resulting in the loss of Smyrna (Izmir) |
| Germiyan | Anatolia | 1388 - 1429 | |
| Denizli (Inanjids) | Anatolia | 1334 - 1368 | |
| Beys of Alanya | Anatolia | 1424 - 1430 | |
| Eshrefid | Anatolia | early 14th century | |
| Karamanid | Anatolia | 1310 - 1466 | |
| Isfendiyarid | Anatolia | 1309 - 1439 | |
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