Sa'd al-Din Köpek

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Saad-Al'Din Köpek
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum[1]

Sa’d al-Din Köpek (

Seljuq Sultans of Rum and is known for his indirect role in the subjugation of the Sultanate of Rum by the Mongol Empire due to his disloyalty and aim for greater power during the turbulent 13th century in Anatolia
.

He served as Master of the Hunt and Minister of Works under Kayqubad I and, after in the latter capacity, supervised the construction of Kubadabad Palace on the shore of Lake Beyşehir.[2]

Biography

Köpek, as an advisor to Kayqubad's successor

Jalal al-Din Manguberti whom Kayqubad had installed in various Anatolian fortresses, and had their leader, a certain Kirkhan, imprisoned. The Khwarezmians abandoned their posts and fled to Diyar Mudar
, where they applied to the Ayyubids for work as mercenaries. Köpek's suspicion deprived the sultanate of seasoned soldiers at a time of external threat and internal instability.

'Zazadin Han' built by Sa'd al-Din Köpek

A caravanserai built by Sa’d al-Din Köpek from 1235 to 1237[4] survives about 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Konya on the road to Aksaray.[5] Known as Zazadin Han, the caravanserai bears two inscriptions: one naming Köpek as founder and dated 1235–36, the other indicating the patronage of both Kayqubad I and Kaykhusraw II.

In popular culture

In the Turkish television series, Diriliş: Ertuğrul, Sa’d al-Din Köpek is portrayed by Turkish actor, Murat Garipağaoğlu.[6] In the series, Sa’d al-Din Köpek's name is in Turkish, as The Amir Sadettin Köpek, and is shown as a traitor and is eventually beheaded by the protagonist, Ertuğrul.

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 1786724650
    . Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. ^ H. Crane "Notes on Saldjūq Architectural Patronage in Thirteenth-Century Anatolia," Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, v. 36, n. 1 (1993), p. 43.
  3. ^ "Is Diriliş: Ertuğrul Historically Accurate? (Part 3 - The Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate)". Ammar ibn Aziz Ahmed. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  4. ^ Branning, Katharine. "Zazadin Han". The Seljuk Han of Anatolia. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  5. ^ Dogan, Abdullah (9 August 2019). "Turkey: Ancient caravansary opens doors to tourism". aa.com.tr. Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Meet Turkish actor who played Sadettin Köpek in 'Ertugrul'". Geo News. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

Sources

  • Claude Cahen, Pre-Ottoman Turkey: A general survey of the material and spiritual culture and history c. 1071-1330 (Taplinger: New York 1968), 133–34.
  • Carole Hillenbrand, “Sa’d al-Dīn Köpek b. Muhammad” Encyclopaedia of Islam, ed. by P. Bearman, et al. (Brill 2007).
  • Sâdeddin Köpek(in Turkish) — An article published in the 35th Volume of TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, pp. 392–393, in Istanbul (2008)

External links

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