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Kaykaus I

Type Figure Region Sultanate of Rum Time 1187–1220 Also known as Izz al-Din Kaykaus I、Kaykaus I、İzzeddin Keykavus I、ʿIzz ad-Dīn Kaykāwūs

Kaykaus I (Izz al-Din Kaykaus I, c. 1187–1220) was sultan of the Sultanate of Rum and eldest son of Kaykhusraw I.…

Timeline

  1. 1211–1214Konya · Sultanate of RumAfter Kaykhusraw I fell in battle in 1211, Kaykaus advanced from Malatya to seize Kayseri and Konya, subdued the rival claimants Kaykubad and Kayferidun, and made peace with the Empire of Nicaea.
  2. 1214–1220Sinop · Southern Black Sea coastAfter the Trebizondine emperor Alexios was captured in 1214, Sinop was ceded in exchange for his release. Kaykaus thereby gained a Black Sea port, matching his Mediterranean port at Antalya. He died in 1220 and was succeeded by his brother Kaykubad I.

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