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The heartland of the beylik corresponded roughly to ancient
The Beylik of Menteshe were serious regional naval powers of their time.[2] They were sometimes referred to as the Sea Turks as they were the first seafaring Beylik. The Beylik produced fine boats using special trees harvested from the expansive forests in the high coastal mountains. These boats sailed well and were well built and the models for today's Gulet Sailboats, which are prevalent in the Aegean Sea in both Greece and Turkey. The Beylik even conquered Rhodes and many other islands, which are still referred to as the "Menteşe" Islands or the Dodecanese. During the Siege of Constantinople in 1453, approximately 40% of the Ottoman Navy was from the Menteshe Beylik. Today, the present-day Mugla continues to be a major shipbuilding region where many luxury yachts are now produced for export.
Architecturally, the Menteshe Beylik had a significant impact on later Ottoman Architecture. They were the first Beylik to construct large precision cut stone buildings and became experts in building domes and archways. The region itself was an important source of marble and stone since the Roman times and continues to be Turkey's top stone export region. They also left important works of architecture, such as the Firus Bey Mosque in Milas and İlyas Bey Mosque in Balat.
Menteşe Bey first submitted to
The present-day
List of beys
Bey | Reign | Notes |
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Menteshe Bey | 1261–1282 | |
Mesut Bey | 1282–1319 | |
Orhan Bey | 1320–1341 | |
Ibrahim Bey | 1341–1359 | |
Musa Bey Gıyaseddin Mehmed Bey Gazi Ahmed Bey |
1359–1374 1359–1390 1359–1391 |
Co-rule of three |
Ottoman rule (1391–1402)
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Ilyas Bey | 1402–1424 |
See also
- List of Sunni Muslim dynasties
References
- ^ Claude Cahen, Pre-Ottoman Turkey: A General Survey of the Material and Spiritual Culture and History, c. 1071-1330, 1968 (New York: ACLS Humanities, 2014), p. 308
- ^ Hans Theunissen. "Venice and the Turkoman Begliks of Menteşe and Aydın" (PDF). Leiden University. Archived from Chapter V of Ottoman-Venetian diplomatics, the Ahd-Names the original on 2005-04-29.
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- ^ Shaw, History of the Ottoman Empire, p. 44
Sources
- Wittek, Paul (1934). Das Fürstentum Mentesche. Studien zur Geschichte Westkleinasiens im 13.-15. Jahrhundert (in German). Istanbul: Zaman Kitaphanesi.
- OCLC 144691037.
External links
- Architecture of the Menteşe period: Firuz Bey Mosque
- Architecture of the Menteşe period: Ilyas Bey Mosque