Ghars al-Din Khalil

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Khalil Beg
Marash and Aintab
Burial
Zamantu Castle
IssueNasir al-Din Mehmed
Ala ad-Din Ali
Hamza
HouseDulkadir
FatherZayn al-Din Qaraja
ReligionIslam

Ghars al-Din Khalil Beg (Turkish: Garseddin Halil Bey; died April 1386) was the second ruler of the Turkoman

Dulkadirid principality, reigning from 1353 to 1386. Having actively taken part in military pursuits during his father Zayn al-Din Qaraja's rule, he further expanded the influence of the Dulkadirids and clashed with the Mamluk suzerainty, contributing to the growing tension between the Mamluks and Dulkadirids. Raids by Khalil in the northern frontier with the Mamluks prompted the Mamluk sultan to provoke dissension in the Dulkadir dynasty. The sultan incited Khalil's brother Sarim al-Din Ibrahim, who sought Mamluk recognition for his domains near Harpoot, to assassinate the ruler, Khalil. Ghars al-Din was killed in an ambush and was succeeded by his other brother Shaban Suli
.

Early life and background

Khalil was the son of Zayn al-Din Qaraja, a

Marash to Elbistan in 1337.[1] During Qaraja's rule, Khalil actively took part in his father's military campaigns. He captured Elbistan in the name of his father from the rival Turkoman lord Taraqlu Khalil bin Tarafi,[2] in 1335[3] or 1337, which served as the capital until the fall of the Dulkadirids.[4]

Pre-Dulkadirid southern Anatolia and northern Syria

Qaraja, who had rocky diplomatic relations with the Mamluks, eventually declared independence in 1348.

Eretnid ruler Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad,[3] but at the request of the Mamluks Qaraja was sent to Aleppo in chains on 22 September 1353, for which Muhammad was paid 500,000 dinars. One of Qaraja's sons attempted to rescue his father in an unsuccessful attack on Aleppo. This further angered the sultan, Sultan Salih, who demanded Qaraja's transfer to Cairo. There, Qaraja was berated by the sultan, imprisoned in the Citadel of Cairo for 48 days, and tortured to death on 11 December 1353. His corpse was left hanging in Bab Zuweila for 3 days.[7]

Rise to power

After Qaraja's death, Khalil was not recognized as the new ruler by the Mamluks. On 10 June 1354,

Ramadanids visited Cairo with a gift of a thousand horses for the Mamluk sultan, wishing to be granted the right to rule Qaraja's lands. The Mamluks recognized Ramadan as the emir of the Turkomans. The Ramadanids, who led the Üçok tribal confederation in Çukurova, were unable to establish their authority over the neighboring Bozok tribal confederation, which was under the influence of the Dulkadirids and Khalil Beg. When it became clear that the Ramadanids could not consolidate their power and there was the possibility of a clash between the Dulkadirids and the Ramadanids, the Mamluks finally recognized Khalil as the new ruler of the Dulkadirids in 1355.[8]

Rule

During Khalil's rule, the Dulkadirids expanded their borders and frequently interacted with the Mamluks and

Marash, Zamantu, Darende, Tephrike, Melitene, Harpoot, Besni, Amid, and Amuq. Khalil's wish to become independent and increase his influence like his father exacerbated Mamluk-Dulkadirid relations.[11]

In 1352 or 1353, prior to his recognition as ruler, Khalil sought to expand the Dulkadirid lands towards the Euphrates corridor[12] and retaliate for what he considered his father's betrayal.[13] This included an attempt to capture Malatya and the castle of Zamantu. The attack on Malatya was unsuccessful, since the natives secured Mamluk authority in 1360, but Khalil captured Zamantu and incorporated it as a core Dulkadirid territory.[12] The fortress of Harpoot, initially controlled by the Eretnids,[13] changed hands for several times, first surrendering to Khalil in 1364 but returning to the Mamluks in the winter of 1366. Khalil retook Harpoot in September 1378. This victory was followed by a joint Dulkadir-Ramadanid attack on the Mamluk emir Tīmūrbay of Aleppo near Ayas in February 1379 as well as a major Dulkadirid victory near Marash.[12]

As a response to continuous Dulkadirid raids near Aleppo, the Mamluks captured Marash and advanced to Elbistan, which had been left defenseless. These major losses prompted Khalil to seek new alliances. Kadi Burhan al-Din was the Eretnid vizier who overthrew his ruler and took over Eretnid rule. Khalil began cooperating with Burhan al-Din and married his son and heir Mehmed to Burhan al-Din's daughter. With his support, Khalil plundered the Mamluk-controlled towns of Darende and Divriği, also recapturing Elbistan and Marash in 1384 although control of Elbistan and Marash did not last. Barquq, the new Mamluk sultan, made an effort to thwart Dulkadirid ambitions by provoking conflict between Khalil's brothers and secure Khalil's assassination.[12]

Assassination

The Mamluks commissioned Khalil's brother, Sarim al-Din Ibrahim, to kill Khalil. Ibrahim had earlier traveled to

turbe of Malik Ghazi located below the Zamantu Castle. Khalil was aged over sixty when he died.[11]

Family

Khalil had 2[14] or 3 sons: Mehmed, Ali, and Hamza (who might have been Ali's son instead). Ali became the governor of Elbistan, while Mehmed was the fifth ruler of the principality.[15] During their father's reign, Mehmed and Ali received land around Aleppo from Barquq, although it is unknown whether this was just an honorary rank or if some service was required.[16]

References

  1. ^ Har-El 1995, p. 40.
  2. ^ Kaya 2014, pp. 86–88.
  3. ^ a b Sinclair 1987, p. 518.
  4. ^ Kaya 2014, p. 88.
  5. ^ Merçil 1991, p. 291.
  6. ^ Alıç 2020, p. 85.
  7. ^ Alıç 2020, pp. 85–86.
  8. ^ Yinanç 1988, p. 19.
  9. ^ a b Alıç 2020, p. 86.
  10. ^ Özaydın 2001, pp. 74–75.
  11. ^ a b Alıç 2020, pp. 86–87.
  12. ^ a b c d e f Venzke 2017.
  13. ^ a b Mordtmann & Ménage 2012.
  14. ^ Venzke 2000, p. 467.
  15. ^ von Zambaur 1927, p. 159.
  16. ^ Venzke 2000, p. 412.

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