Karamanids

Karamanids was a state in Anatolia (Middle East) that lasted from c. 1250 to 1487 CE, about 237 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

Strongest of the Anatolian beyliks after the fall of Rum and the Ottomans' most stubborn Turkish rival. Its ruler declared Turkish the language of government in 1277. The Ottomans absorbed it by 1487.

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Facts

Dates

c. 1250 to 1487 CE

Duration

237 years

Type

State

Region

Anatolia, Middle East

Language family

Turkic

Capital

Karaman, Konya

Came from

• Sultanate of Rum 1077 to 1308 CE

Events in Middle East during its time

• 1258 Mongols sack Baghdad
• 1260 Battle of Ain Jalut

Neighbours in Middle East

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE
• Zaydi Imamate of Yemen 897 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of Georgia 1008 to 1490 CE
• Mamluk Sultanate (Syria) 1260 to 1516 CE
• Sultanate of Rum 1077 to 1308 CE
• Kingdom of Jerusalem 1099 to 1291 CE
• Timurid Empire 1370 to 1507 CE
• Aq Qoyunlu 1378 to 1503 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa

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