13th Century
Year | Date | Event |
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1202 | Süleyman II of Rum annexes Saltukid realm (Erzurum, and the surrounding territory, Eastern Anatolia.) | |
Georgian army defeats Süleyman II at the Battle of Micingerd | ||
1204 | Kılıç Arslan III (1204–1205) | |
1205 | Keyhüsrev I (1205–1211) (second time) | |
1207 | Conquest of Antalya, access to Mediterranean Sea | |
1211 | Keykavus I (1211–1220) | |
1214 | Conquest of Sinop, Black Sea coast | |
1220 | Alaaddin Kayqubad I (1220–1237) | |
1221 | Conquest of Alanya, Antalya Province, Mediterranean coast | |
1223 | Construction of an arsenal in Alanya, a sign of Alaaddin Keykubat's interest in maritime trade | |
1224 | Alladdin Keykubat annexes a part of Artuqid realm (Harput and surrounding territory, .) | |
1227 | Sudak in Crimea is annexed. This is the most notable overseas campaign of Seljuqs. | |
1228 | Mongol conquests in Iran result in a flux of refuges to Anatolia, one of the refuges is Mevlana | |
Alaaddin Keykubat I annexes Mengucek realm (Erzincan and the surrounding territory), Eastern Anatolia . | ||
1230 | Alaaddin Keykubat defeats Celaleddin Harzemşah of Harzemşah Empire in the Battle of Yassıçemen, near Erzincan | |
1237 | Keyhüsrev II (1237–1246) | |
1238 | Sadettin Köpek the vizier of the inexperienced sultan who has executed some members of Seljuk house and becomes the defacto ruler of the sultanate is killed. | |
1239 | Revolt of Baba Ishak. A revolt of Turkmen (Oguz) and Harzem refuges who have recently arrived in Anatolia. The revolt is suppressed. But the sultanate loses power. | |
1240 | Conquest of Diyarbakır in Southeast Anatolia. | |
1243 | Bayju of Mongols defeats Keyhüsrev II in the battle of Kösedağ, Eastern Anatolia. From now on, the sultanate is a vassal of Ilkhanids. | |
1246 | Keykavus II (1246–1262) Governs together with his two brothers. But the real ruler is vizier Pervâne who has married to late sultan's widow Gürcü Hatun. | |
1256 | Mongols defeat Seljuk Turks at the Battle of Sultanhan, Aksaray Province, Central Anatolia. | |
1258 | Mongols partition the country. Double sultanate | |
1262 | Kılıç Arslan IV 1260–1266 | |
1266 | Keyhüsrev III 1266–1284 | |
1277 | Karamanoğlu Mehmet Bey, a semi independent bey, allies himself with the Mameluk sultan Baybars who invades a part of Anatolia. | |
Karamanoğlu Mehmed Bey conquers Konya and enthrones his puppet Jimri. But Ilkhanids intervene and reestablish Keyhüsrev's reign. (During his short stay in Konya Mehmed Bey decleares Turkish as the official language in his realm). | ||
1284 | Mesut II 1284–1297 | |
1289 | Seljuk-Ilkhanid coalition defeats the tribes of Germiyanids | |
1297 | Alaaddin Kekubat III 1297–1302 | |
1299 | Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire, begin the Ottoman history. |
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