Kayqubad III
| Kayqubad III | |
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House of Seljuq |
Kayqubad III (
Seljuks. As sultan he was a vassal of the Mongols
and exercised no real power.
Reign
He first appears circa 1283 as a pretender to the Seljuk throne. He was recognized by the Turkish
Mahmud Ghazan upon the downfall of Masud II. He purged the Seljuq administration of his predecessor’s men with extreme violence and became deeply unpopular; as a result when he visited the Ilkhan in 1302, he was executed and replaced with his predecessor Mesud II in order to keep the peace.[2]
Sources
External links
- Prof. Dr. Mehmet Eti. "Seljuqs of Rum, Kay-Qubadh III, silver dirham". Archived from the original on 2008-08-01.