Kaykaus I
Kaykaus I | |||||
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Sultan of Rum | |||||
Reign | 1211–1220 | ||||
Predecessor | Kaykhusraw I | ||||
Successor | Kayqubad I | ||||
Died | 1220 | ||||
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Father | Kaykhusraw I | ||||
Mother | Barduliya Khatun |
Kaykaus I or Izz ud-Din Kaykaus ibn Kaykhusraw (
Succession
Upon the death of Kaykhusraw I at the
During this time of considerable danger, Kaykaus negotiated a peace settlement with
With Antalya secure and the western marches at peace, Kaykaus turned his attentions to the east. First, Cilicia captured Ereğli and Ulukışla, which were captured by the Armenian Kingdom.[citation needed] Then, in the Cilicia Campaign, the Armenians was firmly subjugated.[citation needed] In 1218, Kaykaus allied with Al-Afdal, one of Saladin's sons, who sought to regain his power and offered Kaykaus Aleppo in return.
Conquest of Sinop
Kaykaus’ most significant contribution to the Seljuq state was the acquisition the
After the transfer, European and Byzantine trade continued in the city. Kaykaus named an Armenian, Rais Hetoum, to govern the mixed Greek and Turkish population.[5] Churches in the city of Sinop were converted to mosques, on Kaykaus's command.[6] Between April and September 1215 the walls were reconstructed under the supervision of the Greek architect, Sebastos. Fifteen Seljuq emirs contributed to the cost. The work is commemorated by a bilingual Greek and Arabic inscription on a tower near the western gate.[4]
In 1216, Kaykaus attacked Aleppo in support of his vassal Al-Afdal, an exiled
Identity
According to
Monuments
In 1212 Kaykaus built a madrasa in Ankara[6] and in 1217 the Şifaiye Medresesi in Sivas. The latter was designed as a hospital and medical school. The sultan’s mausoleum is in the south eyvan of the building under a conical dome. The façade includes a poem by the sultan in blue faience tiles.[1]
Notes
References
- ^ a b Redford 1991, p. 54-74.
- ^ Cahen 1968, p. 120-121.
- ^ Cahen 1968, p. 121.
- ^ a b Bryer & Winfield 1985, p. 71-72.
- ^ Cahen 1968, p. 123.
- ^ a b Crane 1993, p. 6.
- ^ a b c Cahen 1997, p. 813.
- ^ a b Peacock & Yildiz 2013, p. 133.
Sources
- Bryer, Anthony; Winfield, David (1985). The Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos. Vol. 1. Dumbarton Oaks.
- ISBN 1-59740-456-X.
- Cahen, Claude (1997). "Kayka'us I". In Van Donzel, E.; Lewis, B.; Pellat, CH. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam. E.J. Brill.
- Crane, H. (1993). "Notes on Saldjūq Architectural Patronage in Thirteenth Century Anatolia". Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient. 36 (1): 1–57. .
- Peacock, A.C.S.; Yildiz, Sara Nur, eds. (2013). The Seljuks of Anatolia: Court and Society in the Medieval Middle East. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-0857733467.
- Redford, Scott (1991). "The Alaeddin Mosque in Konya Reconsidered". Artibus Asiae. 51 (1/2). Zürich: Artibus Asiae Publishers: 54–74 [70]. JSTOR 3249676.