The Dynasty
As regards the names of the sultans, there are variants in form and spelling depending on the preferences displayed by one source or the other, either for fidelity in transliterating the Persian-influenced variant of the Arabic script which the sultans used, or for a rendering corresponding to the modern Turkish phonology and orthography. Some sultans had two names that they chose to use alternatively in reference to their legacy. While the two palaces built by Alaeddin Keykubad I carry the names Kubadabad Palace and Keykubadiye Palace, he named his mosque in Konya as Alaeddin Mosque and the port city of Alanya he had captured as "Alaiye". Similarly, the medrese built by Kaykhusraw I in Kayseri, within the complex (külliye) dedicated to his sister Gevher Nesibe, was named Gıyasiye Medrese, and the one built by Izzeddin Keykavus I in Sivas as Izzediye Medrese.
| Sultan | Reign | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kutalmish | 1060–1064 | Contended with Alp Arslan for succession to Great Seljuq throne. |
| 2. Suleiman ibn Qutulmish | 1075-1077 de facto rules Turkmen around İznik and İzmit; 1077–1086 recognised Rum Sultan by Malik I | Founder of Anatolian Seljuq Sultanate with capital in İznik |
| 3. Kilij Arslan I | 1092–1107 | First sultan in Konya |
| 4. Malik Shah | 1107–1116 | |
| 5. Masud I | 1116–1156 | |
| 6. 'Izz al-Din Kilij Arslan II | 1156–1192 | |
| 7. Giyath al-Din Kaykhusraw I | 1192–1196 | First reign |
| 8. Rukn al-Din Suleiman II | 1196–1204 | |
| 9. Kilij Arslan III | 1204–1205 | |
| Giyath al-Din Kaykhusraw I | 1205–1211 | Second reign |
| 10. 'Izz al-Din Kayka'us I | 1211–1220 | |
| 11. 'Ala al-Din Kayqubad I | 1220–1237 | |
| 12. Giyath al-Din Kaykhusraw II | 1237–1246 | After his death, sultanate split until 1260 when Kilij Arslan IV remained the sole ruler |
| 13. 'Izz al-Din Kayka'us II | 1246–1260 | |
| 14. Rukn al-Din Kilij Arslan IV | 1248–1265 | |
| 15. 'Ala al-Din Kayqubad II | 1249–1257 | |
| 16. Giyath al-Din Kaykhusraw III | 1265–1284 | |
| 17. Giyath al-Din Masud II | 1284–1296 | First reign |
| 18. 'Ala al-Din Kayqubad III | 1298–1302 | |
| Giyath al-Din Masud II | 1303–1308 | Second reign |
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