Why was it called the Sultanate of Rum?

The Seljuks called the countries of their Sultanate Rum, because they had long been founded on territory for “Roman”, Byzantine, by Muslim armies. The state is occasionally called the Sultanate of Konya (or Sultanate of Iconium) in older Western sources and became known as Turkey by its contemporaries.

Who were the rums in Turkey?

During the 16th century, the Portuguese used “rume” and “rumes” (plural) as a generic term to refer to the Mamluk-Ottoman forces they faced then in the Indian Ocean. The term “Urums”, also derived from the same origin, is still used in contemporary ethnography to denote Turkic-speaking Greek populations.

Who are Seljuks in Ertugrul?

Who were the Seljuks?

• The Seljuks were a medieval Turko-Persian Sunni Muslim empire, originating from a branch of Oghuz Turks.
• At one point, the Seljuk Empire (1037-1171) extended from western Anatolia (modern Turkey) to western China, including parts of the Mediterranean, Middle East and central Asia.

Who was the ruler of Anatolia?

The Turkification of Anatolia began under the rule of the Seljuk Empire in the late 11th century and it continued under the rule of the Ottoman Empire between the late 13th and the early 20th century and it has continued under the rule of today’s Republic of Turkey.

What happened to the Rum Sultanate?

It had its capital first at İznik and then at Konya. It reached the height of its power during the late 12th and early 13th century, when it succeeded in taking key Byzantine ports on the Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts. Their power disintegrated during the second half of the 13th century.

Who was the sultan after Malik Shah?

Nasir al-Din Mahmud I
Nasir al-Din Mahmud I was the sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1092 to 1094. He succeeded Malik Shah I as Sultan, but he did not gain control of the empire built by Malik Shah and Alp Arslan.

Where is Sultanate of Rum?

In the east, the sultanate reached Lake Van. Trade through Anatolia from Iran and Central Asia was developed by a system of caravanserai….Sultanate of Rum.

Who was the sultan after sultan Ghiyasuddin?

Alaeddin Keykubad was one of the most successful sultans of the Seljuk Empire. After the death of his father, sultan Giyaseddin Keyhusrev I, Alaeddin’s brother Izzeddin Keykavus I ascended to throne.

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