Sultanate of Rum

Sultanate of Rum was a state in Anatolia (Middle East) that lasted from 1077 to 1308 CE, about 231 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

Seljuk branch state that made Anatolia Turkish and Muslim. Konya filled with caravanserais, madrasas and the poetry of Rumi until the Mongols won at Köse Dağ in 1243 and reduced it to a vassal.

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Facts

Dates

1077 to 1308 CE

Duration

231 years

Type

State

Region

Anatolia, Middle East

Language family

Turkic

Capital

Iznik, later Konya

Came from

• Great Seljuk Empire 1037 to 1194 CE

Became

• Karamanids c. 1250 to 1487 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE

Events in Middle East during its time

• 1099 Crusaders take Jerusalem
• 1187 Battle of Hattin
• 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
• Great Seljuk Empire 1037 to 1194 CE
• Zaydi Imamate of Yemen 897 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of Georgia 1008 to 1490 CE
• Mamluk Sultanate (Syria) 1260 to 1516 CE
• Kingdom of Jerusalem 1099 to 1291 CE
• Khwarazmian Empire 1077 to 1231 CE
• Zengids 1127 to 1250 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
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West 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
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa

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